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Heads up...
Just got my letter today, and although we rarely (if ever) ship to any of the countries listed, the number of countries excluded more than doubled.
Half way down the page:
http://www.u-pic.com/FAQ.aspx
Cheers
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Interesting that they list both Burma and Myanmar...
Burma's the older name. Currently called Myanmar.
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Originally Posted by goodworks1
Interesting that they list both Burma and Myanmar...
Burma's the older name. Currently called Myanmar.
By whom Elaine? U-PIC is being politically correct. Is your info more recent than August 2005?
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL CONDITIONS
The Union of Burma (or Myanmar as it is called by the ruling junta) consists of 14 states and divisions. Administrative control is exercised from the central government at Rangoon through a system of subordinate executive bodies.
Power is centered on the ruling junta--the State Peace and Development Council, or SPDC--which maintains strict authoritarian rule over the people of Burma. The Prime Minister is appointed directly by the SPDC. Control is maintained through the strict censuring of information, repression of individual rights, and suppression of ethnic minority groups.
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Although the SPDC changed the name of the country to "Myanmar," the democratically elected but not convened Parliament of 1990 does not recognize the name change, and the democratic opposition maintains use of the name "Burma." Due to consistent, unyielding support for the democratically elected leaders, the U.S. Government likewise uses "Burma."
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/35910.htm
BTW, I love that site.
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Hey, I'd prefer Burma myself, but I suspect when you live in the country next door you call them whatever they ask you to....
To tell you the truth, I'm pretty sure the civil rights abuses were horrendous even before the current ruling junta changed the name.
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added later:
I've been spending some time at that site myself lately. My first cousin is one of the folks listed on the US Embassy staff on the Lebanon info page. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/35833.htm He was scheduled to return to a Washington post at the end of this month. Haven't heard if that's still the case or not.