Posted by
InchDeep on Thursday, May 22, 2008 2:31:50 AM
"Burma fearful of oil grab by US aid."
Man what kind of tin foil hate brigade is running that place. I haves only seen paranoia that bad in the Democratic congress.
HOPES that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
could today broker a deal to get aid flowing into cyclone-hit Burma
looked grim last night, after the junta cited fears of an American
invasion when it yesterday blocked US naval ships and helicopters from
delivering supplies.
On the eve of Mr Ban's visit
to Burma, the New Light of Myanmar, a mouthpiece for the ruling junta,
said US naval ships and helicopters poised offshore would not be
allowed to deliver aid to cyclone victims - citing fears of a US
invasion aimed at grabbing the country's oil reserves.
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