Burma has been rendered in journalism, activism and art as a country of plain dichotomies: good vs.
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Sex, Drugs and The Roll of Dice
You can’t get to the town of Ruili by plane or train. There is only the road
When Hollywood Gets Terrorism Right
You can’t get to the town of Ruili by plane or train. There is only the road
Putting Burma’s Junta on Trial
Last month two famous defendants — one adored, the other despised — appeared in courts nearly 10,000 km apart. Charles Taylor, the former President of Liberia, is being tried by a special tribunal in The Hague for murder, rape, torture and other war crimes allegedly committed during the decade-long conflict in neighboring Sierra Leone
Predatory snakes become prey in Florida Everglades
Joe Wasilewski drives along a narrow stretch of road through Florida’s Everglades. The sun is setting, night is coming on quickly, and Wasilewski is on the prowl for snakes — and one snake in particular. “The next 10 miles seem to be the hot spot for Burmese pythons,” he said
‘Python Patrol’ targets giant snakes of South Florida
Juan Lopez reads meters with one eye and looks for snakes with the other. Lopez is a member of the "Python Patrol," a team of utility workers, wildlife officials, park rangers and police trying to keep Burmese pythons from gaining a foothold in the Florida Keys. Officials say the pythons — which can grow to 20 feet long and eat large animals whole — are being ditched by pet owners in the Florida Everglades, threatening the region’s endangered species and its ecosystem