US cables hinted at border guard farce – The Irrawaddy
http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=22021 BANGKOK – US officials viewed Burmese Government’s Border Guard Force (BGF) plans as a strategic cul-de-sac likely to...
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Makeovers and Takeovers in Burma – ISN
http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Security-Watch/Detail/?ots591=4888caa0-b3db-1461-98b9-e20e7b9c13d4&lng=en&id=115893 Burma’s military elites are ditching their uniforms so they can run as civilians in elections scheduled for later...
Myanmar refugees return as fighting cools – The Washington Times
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/sep/03/lull-in-fighting-lets-myanmar-refugees-return/?feat=home_headlines Government troops clashing with ethnic militia By Michael Standaert and Simon Roughneen LINCANG, China | A few thousand...