May 11, Associated Press
Myanmar junta hands out aid boxes with generals' names
Myanmar's military regime distributed international aid Saturday but
plastered the boxes with the names of top generals in an apparent effort
to turn the relief effort for last week's devastating cyclone into a
propaganda exercise.
The United Nations sent in three more planes and several trucks loaded
with aid, though the junta took over its first two shipments. The
government agreed to let a U.S. cargo plane bring in supplies Monday, but
foreign disaster experts were still being barred entry.
State-run television continuously ran images of top generals _ including
the junta leader, Senior Gen. Than Shwe _ handing out boxes of aid to
survivors at elaborate ceremonies.
