Articles by Zarni
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Some of the Last Words of Rachel Corrie to Her Mother
Submitted by Dr. Zarni – TRANSCEND Media Service,
16 Aug 2010
This was sent by a retired U.S. Foreign Service officer who was on one of the Turkish vessels boarded by Israeli commandos off Gaza.
→ read full articleThe Thinker: Neighbors Like These
Dr. Zarni – TRANSCEND Media Service,
9 Aug 2010
Once again India has rolled out the red carpet for Burma’s aging despot Than Shwe, whose sleep has reportedly been disrupted by his deep-seated fears of being hauled to The Hague for his alleged crimes against humanity.
→ read full articleBye Bye Democracy! Hello Army-State!
Dr. Zarni – The Irrawaddi, Burma,
17 May 2010
Veiled and well-founded skepticism marked the US reaction to the Burmese military government’s announcement last week that “Prime Minister” Gen Thein Sein and 22 other military officers had resigned from their posts in order to contest the general “election”.
→ read full articleCHASING CHANGE IN BURMA
Dr Zarni,
9 Jan 2010
“Change” has been the most important buzzword in the world of Burma ever since the “8.8.88” events which brought down the flimsy bamboo fence of Gen Ne Win’s “Burmese Way to Socialism.” And yet, generally speaking, most activists and analysts who make Burma change Doe-A-Yay or “Our Business” have failed to either affect the process […]
→ read full articleSTIGLITZ AND THE MASTER OF PUPPETS
Dr Zarni – Democratic Voice of Burma,
10 Dec 2009
The long list of dignitaries with whom Burma’s junta chief has played ‘engagement’ attests to his masterfully strategic use of iconic figures for public relations purposes. Stiglitz may be next. How exciting that Joseph Stilglitz, the high priest of post-Washington Consensus globalization, will be traveling to Rangoon next week to give Senior General Than Shwe’s […]
→ read full articleCONFRONTING THE DEMONS
Dr. Zarni – The Irrawaddi, Burma,
6 Dec 2009
Since independence we Bama have been living a collective lie that is both hegemonic and myopically nationalistic. The supposedly linear progression of Burma or Myanmar, save the colonial interlude of 120 years, from a Buddhist kingdom originating in Pagan to today’s modern nation-state is a complete fallacy, devoid of any empirical evidence. The "we" here […]
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