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Dorian Gray

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5. Not to the point....
Wed May 1, 2013, 06:14 AM
May 2013

but isn't Burma officially known as Myanmar now? Why are two papers (albeit British papers), referring to it as Burma?

As to the stories, why would a Buddhist monk refer to himself as the "Burmese Bin Laden?" when stoking fear and hatred toward the religous group. That seems highly ironic.

This is the first that I've read about rising tensions in Myanmar. It's not so surprising with their history of unrest, though.

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Not to the point.... Dorian Gray May 2013 #5
Because a lot of activists call it Burma muriel_volestrangler May 2013 #6
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