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U.S. ships to leave Myanmar after junta rejects aid
AP ^ | 7-4-2008 | AP

Posted on 06/03/2008 9:32:54 PM PDT by Westlander

U.S. Navy ships positioned off the coast of Myanmar will soon leave the area after the country's junta refused to give them permission to deliver aid to cyclone victims, a top U.S. commander said Wednesday. Adm. Timothy Keating, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, said the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Essex and other ships will resume their previous operations Thursday.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aid; junta; myanmar; navair; usn; ussessex
The hell with them. Not one person in the country with a rifle to take out the Junta King.
1 posted on 06/03/2008 9:32:54 PM PDT by Westlander
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To: Westlander

right out of the mugabe play book


2 posted on 06/03/2008 11:03:33 PM PDT by Walkingfeather
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To: magslinger

ping


3 posted on 06/03/2008 11:34:04 PM PDT by Vroomfondel
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To: Vroomfondel; SC Swamp Fox; Fred Hayek; NY Attitude; P3_Acoustic; Bean Counter; investigateworld; ...
SONOBUOY PING!

Click on pic for past Navair pings.

Post or FReepmail me if you wish to be enlisted in or discharged from the Navair Pinglist.
This is a medium to low volume pinglist.

4 posted on 06/04/2008 6:13:57 AM PDT by magslinger (cranky right-winger)
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To: magslinger

Not to worry... the New Republic has advocated that we invade Burma to help the refugees. You know, for humanitarian reasons. The kinds we’re not allowed to claim in Iraq.


5 posted on 06/04/2008 5:08:52 PM PDT by DesScorp
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