Burma elections and Release of Suu Kyi

With the Burmese elections and release of Suu Kyi - I simply had to write something on the electoral process in Burma, on the future role of UN in democratic transitions and the road ahead for Burma's Democracy icon

There are two opinion/commentary pieces up

on OpedNews - Aung San Suu Kyi's release - Road to Real Democracy?
and in a nice new newspaper

The Periscope Post - Burmese elections, the UN and Future Democracies

General Elections and the British Media

The Election heat is really on now and the second article on the role of the British media is published here in Newsblaze. Unlike newspapers in the US which are in most cases neutral and objective, British newspapers endorse political parties and even dig out the dirt and sometimes when there is no dirt, they create the dirt - and come up with stories about politicians which may not have any truth in them.It's less about the battle of the parties and more a battle of the papers. The story is here

Burma and the Judiciary

New Twists in Burmese Politics published in Global Politician