>>Patrick Bond wrote:
>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: <uvj at vsnl.com>
>>>> Why should there be any trade sanctions against Myanmar?
>>>
>>>It's called Burma, comrade.
>>
>>Huh? What are the politics of the name?
>>
>>Doug
>
>Some people think that when a gang of thugs takes over
>a country they can legitimately change its name against
>the expressed will of its people. That's their politics.
>Some refuse to grant the thugs such legitimacy. That's ours.
You're assuming far more than I know.
Doug