Burma, Britain and Betrayal

Burma – or Myanmar as it is called today. A place with a terrible history.

The welcome news today that Aung San Suu Kyi, the elected leader of Burma (or Myanmar as it was renamed) may be shortly released from house arrest, does little, unfortunately, to make one think that the appalling crew of gangsters currently running the country will finally bow to the will of the people and place her in power. But, to some extent, the horror of what is happening in Burma today has its roots in the Second World War – and the actions of the British.

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