KyiMayKaung

Burma, America, The World, Art, Literature, Political Economy through the eyes of a Permanent Exile. "We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the oppressed. Sometimes we must interfere. . . There is so much injustice and suffering crying out for our attention . . . writers and poets, prisoners in so many lands governed by the left and by the right." Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize Speech, 1986, Oslo. This entire site copyright Kyi May Kaung unless indicated otherwise.

Friday, May 09, 2008

Must read article-- Cyclone Nargis had all the makings of a perfect storm --

by Michael Casey, AP Environmental Writer --http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080508/ap_on_re_as/the_perfect_storm&printer=1;_ylt=Amt8j_au7e6VG7zsSnpgScH9xg8F

Summary -- this was a once in 500 years "event" -- why don't governments get it?

Bangladesh has a cyclone warning system --

all vegetation on Burma coast -- mangrove forests depleted by shrimp farms etc.

KyiMayKaung

Friday, May 09, 2008

Must read article-- Cyclone Nargis had all the makings of a perfect storm --

Dave Hickey--Art and Democracy--writings--

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