A Stitch in Haste

Burma's brutal military junta -- arguably the most oppressive government on Earth -- has shut down the Red Cross and forbidden all prison visits:

While the Red Cross had not been entirely ejected from Burma, [a spokesperson] said she feared the organisation's presence in the country could soon be confined to an office in the capital.

Meanwhile the US ambassador at the UN, John Bolton, said he would table a resolution on Burma in the Security Council in the next few days.

He said Burmese government policies of repression and human rights violations had contributed to instability in the region, and were a threat to international peace.

Funny, wasn't "bringing democracy in order to stabilize the region" one of the reasons we invaded Iraq? So remind me again why we aren't invading Burma? What does Iraq have that Burma doesn't?

Oh right, WMDs. Silly me.

Well, silly somebody.