Beneath the Headlines

Sameer Lalwani looks at some of the stories behind the stories out of Burma. I think he's particularly smart on the role of new technologies.

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In my opinion, the "story behind the story" that is largely not being reported in the US news media is the role of the US government in the Burmese dissident movement -- i.e., the funding.

I posted some info at the tail end of the earlier Burma thread:

http://matthewyglesias.theatlantic.com/archives/2007/09/working_for_the_clampdown_1.php#comment-632076

Posted by Don Williams | September 28, 2007 7:37 PM