Stupid Governments

Here I thought that the US government pulled some stupid crap. Myanmar (Hereafter referred to the older, easier to remember name of Burma) is refusing to allow aid workers into the country. "Yes, we have more than 100,000 dead people, and millions more without homes, but no, you cant come help us"..... uhhhhhhhh.. what??? you have GOT to be sh**in me..... That might be one of the dumbest things I've heard this week. So the UN sits around twiddling its thumbs waiting for permission.

That cyclone is bad news for another reason. The delta it wiped out is a major rice growing center for atleast Burma, and probably a much larger area. Rice was already in short supply around the world as it was, now you tack on the loss of that area, does "oh crap" mean anything to anyone?