"This movie could fuel the


Wednesday, February 6, 2008

rambo%20vs%20myanmar.jpg"This movie could fuel the sentiment of Myanmar people to invite American troops to help save them from the junta," says a hopelessly optimistic resident of Yangon. He's referring to Sylvester Stallone's Rambo, which features Stallone splattering the insides of many a junta goon. Myanmar authorities -- usually disinterested in enforcing laws to block the sale of pirated DVDs on the streets of Yangon -- are making an exception for Rambo, since it's a movie about them, specifically, getting killed. [Reuters]


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