Thursday, September 12, 2024

27 conscripted escape to KNU--

https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/knu-myanmar-junta-conscripts-kill-guards-and-escape.html
I've been waiting for this, but these are only 27 of 000s.
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t the very least they will provide plenty of strategic info--which is getting more and more accurate and timely--e g m a h's whereabouts.
Since 1988 forced conscripts used as porters incld village women who are often raped have been forced to walk ahead of regular troops as human "mine-sweepers."
My friend who passed away of old age, helped finance motor boat to rescue (Shan) victims--
SWAN--Shan Women's Action Network supplied contraceptive pills in case rape victims survived and were left pregnant.
I want you to read this because it is all beyond horrible.
You need to know--and don't ever say "Tatmadaw" "Great Mother Army," it's more like sit tat--just "army"
and M--word and "Yangon".
Boring, as they say in the C-dramas.
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Guardian Review of Megapolis--

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/sep/29/megalopolis-review-francis-ford-coppolas-epic-fail