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USDP Illegal under Constitution

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When Burma's EC chief Thein Soe told a US delegation that the founding of the USDP was legal under Burmese law, he was lying.
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Constitutional Impunity for Generals in Burma

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The generals are doing everything possible through the Constitution to prolong their hold on power and to protect them from the consequences of human rights violations and war crimes.

 

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An Alternative Solution to Amend the Constitution

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If the Burmese military believes that it deserves the privilege to govern, then it should be brave enough to compete with politicians and political parties within an open and fair parliamentary framework.

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Suu Kyi's Election Year Role Still in Doubt

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As Burma heads further into an election year, the possible role of the detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Kyi is coming in for close scrutiny.
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A Tip for Asean: Ethnic Reality beyond the Election

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Burma's major ethnic cease-fire groups will not accept the junta’s border guard force plan and are reluctant to contest the election because the Constitution is rigged against them.

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The USDA Role Under The Constitution

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The national vision of the Burmese generals in the seventh and final step of their political “road map” to democracy is to build a modern, developed and democratic nation.

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Constitutional Impunity for Generals in Burma

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The generals are doing everything possible through the Constitution to prolong their hold on power and to protect them from the consequences of human rights violations and war crimes.

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A Year of Promise, or Tempest-tossed Again?

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19720-SEAN-TURNELLBurma’s economy could go in one of two very different directions: onward and upward, or further down the same old spiral.
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Civil Society's Role Beyond the Election

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Ahead of the 2010 election, the Burmese people must ask whether the role of “union level” civil society groups and the role of elected members of parliament will be competing or complementary in the new Constitution.

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A State-owned Market Economy

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19076-18860-Cover-Story-2-1Without the rule of law, there are no guarantees the economy will be free of state interference under the 2008 Constitution

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Quotable

Nyan_win80"Once her [Aung San Suu Kyi's] sentence expires in November, and that notion is not disputed, it is our understanding that she will have served her sentence."
—Nyan Win, the foreign minister of Burma

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Will you vote or boycott the Nov. 7 election?
 

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