BANGKOK - Myanmar's military rulers have begun a significant internal shakeup of the army and government in preparation for a planned political transition to civilian rule, according to Yangon-based diplomats.
Eight deputy ministers and a Supreme Court judge were recently relieved of their posts and several other cabinet changes are believed to be in the pipeline.
Editor's note: In the U.S., the word "liberal" is taken generally to mean center-left and at one time included defense of worker rights against capital and a more equitable distribution of wealth.
"It has become the typical response of liberal Democrats and most U.S. Labor leaders, when they come up against corporate America's definition of 'reality,' not to challenge it but to adjust to it."
"If this is the best American capitalism has to offer, maybe it's the system and not workers' hopes that have to be changed?"
McGovern Hoists the White Flag
By Jerry Tucker
A few weeks ago George McGovern, former US senator for South Dakota & 1972 Democratic Presidential candidate, made use of the opinion pages of the Los Angeles Times to display his liberal orthodoxy. His message, in a piece (May 22) called "The End of More"?
