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Thursday, December 14, 2023
Interviews of Retired Brigador-General Dr. Mi Mi Wynn Byrd in Burmese--
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbOy6AJCk9U
In general she said--
International community is amazed by success of Operation 1027.
There is good co-ordination between the Resistance Forces and that's why they are winning.
Junta has destroyed everything incld economy; talked about inflation.
Only a handful of nations support Burma--mostly Russia, equipt also Russian.
Burma is of strategic, vital importance in the Asia-Pacific region.
Endemic corruption in the junta military.
They need to be a professional army. Stuck in 1950s.
The interviewers should help her with the Burmese equivalent of terminology.
That a Burmese woman/Asian-American should rise to such a high post is admirable.
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12-14-2023
Barack Obama's book list--
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2024/12/20/barack-obama-favorites-2024/77105982007/
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