Sixteen Years IS Kind Of A Long March
Myanmar's long march to civilian rule (Larry Jagan, Asia Times)
Myanmar's military rulers have begun a significant internal shakeup of the army and government in preparation for a planned political transition to civilian rule, according to Yangon-based diplomats.
Eight deputy ministers and a Supreme Court judge were recently relieved of their posts and several other cabinet changes are believed to be in the pipeline.
It is the start of a fresh attempt to turn Myanmar's ruling State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) into a civilian body in preparation for the political change that will be ushered in under a new constitution, which is expected to be promulgated in the next two years.
Right. Good one.
Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy won elections in 1990. Sixteen years later, that transition to civilian rule is moving kind of slowly.
It's nice that Larry Jagan was willing to serve as the press stooge for the junta.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 07/03/06 16:45 | International | Technorati
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You mean military dictators sometimes break their promises to give up power?
We were awfully lucky to have George Washington...
Posted by Perry vs World @ 16:17 on 07/04/06
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