Front companies, false flags hide North Korea-Burma ties



Analysis Front companies, false flags hide North Korea-Burma ties No longer a junta, Burmese military retains grand ambitions Bertil Lintner September 25, 2015 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Yangon Port, Myanmar – by Razakkadir In November 2010 Burma held its general elections which, while derided for their irregularities at the time, have since been seen as a turning point. Four months later the nation’s military junta dissolved after 23 years in power. Famed dissident Aung San Suu Kyi, under house arrest for 15 out of the previous 21 years, was released and more than 200 political prisoners granted amnesty. Restrictions on political activity, labor protests and press freedom were relaxed. And it appeared that a U.S.-led endeavor to reach out to Burma had succeeded, as Burma formally renounced its arms dealings Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01Unpacking North Korea’s silence on redefining its border with the South 02How Iran’s massive missile salvo on Israel previews North Korean tactics 03Where things stand with North Korea’s unfinished crusade against reunification 04Shigeru Ishiba’s ambitions for nuke sharing to deter North Korea face long odds 05Why Seoul needs to do more to spotlight North Korea’s defiance of cyber norms 06What to make of North Korea and Vietnam’s push to bolster military ties 07Fraying ties: Quantifying the apparent deterioration in DPRK-China relations 08Why South Korea going nuclear could spell good news for North Korea

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Front companies, false flags hide North Korea-Burma ties

No longer a junta, Burmese military retains grand ambitions

Bertil Lintner September 25, 2015

Front companies, false flags hide North Korea-Burma ties

Yangon Port, Myanmar – by Razakkadir

In November 2010 Burma held its general elections which, while derided for their irregularities at the time, have since been seen as a turning point.

Four months later the nation’s military junta dissolved after 23 years in power. Famed dissident Aung San Suu Kyi, under house arrest for 15 out of the previous 21 years, was released and more than 200 political prisoners granted amnesty. Restrictions on political activity, labor protests and press freedom were relaxed.

And it appeared that a U.S.-led endeavor to reach out to Burma had succeeded, as Burma formally renounced its arms dealings

01Unpacking North Korea’s silence on redefining its border with the South
02How Iran’s massive missile salvo on Israel previews North Korean tactics
03Where things stand with North Korea’s unfinished crusade against reunification
04Shigeru Ishiba’s ambitions for nuke sharing to deter North Korea face long odds
05Why Seoul needs to do more to spotlight North Korea’s defiance of cyber norms
06What to make of North Korea and Vietnam’s push to bolster military ties
07Fraying ties: Quantifying the apparent deterioration in DPRK-China relations
08Why South Korea going nuclear could spell good news for North Korea

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