Called their bluff

The BBC reports that the four US Navy ships off Burma are leaving, as promised, without delivering their aid materials because Burma refuses to let them. French and British navy ships have also been withdrawn after being refused permission to operate... With aid agencies reporting continued difficulties in operating inside the affected delta region, correspondents say the 22 heavy-lift helicopters on board the US ships could have made a real difference. "Important heavy-lifting capability in the delta would have been a standard operating procedure for relief agencies in the response," said Paul Risley, a spokesman for the UN World Food Programme... Correspondents say it is proving hard to get a clear overall picture - but in its most recent report the UN said there was a "serious lack of sustained humanitarian assistance for the affected populations".

Rico says that'll teach the ungrateful little fucks. Of course, it's too bad that a lot of Burmese will now die as a result, but that's what you get for having a stiff neck. With any luck, they'll have a revolution...