[Buddha-l] Now for Burma's junta

[L.S. Cousins]

Thailand has just had an election and the new government certainly doe 
snot represent any kind of military junta.


Lance Cousins

jkirk wrote:
> Thailand's Burma policy is smug, smarmy, and sickening. Their government has
> lost the Buddhist path.  All this is disgusting window-dressing..all about
> money. Their government is also run by a military junta, more behind the
> scenes but still military.
> Joanna
> -----------------------------
> >From Weng-Fai Wong
> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 9:11 PM
>
> Thai PM has newfound respect for ruling junta
>
> Thailand's new Prime Minister said yesterday he has a new-found respect for
> the ruling junta in Myanmar after learning that they meditate like good
> Buddhists should. 
>
> "Westerners have a saying, 'Look at both sides of the coin,' but westerners
> only look at one side," Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej said in his weekly
> television talk show, two days after an official visit to Myanmar. 
>
> "Myanmar is a Buddhist country. Myanmar's leaders meditate and say the
> country lives in peace," Mr Samak said. Both countries are pre-dominantly
> Buddhist. 
>
> Myanmar's junta has come under global criticism for its crackdown on
> pro-democracy protesters last year but Mr Samak said he preferred to talk
> about bilateral trade.
>
> "We want to do something about dams," said Mr Samak, adding that the junta
> had also "found new gas resources". 
>
> "I negotiated with them so we can sign contracts," he said.
>