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"The militaryโs coup on February 1 sought to overthrow the will of the people and erase the outcome of that credible election."
One-Year Anniversary of November 8 General Elections in Burma - United States Department of State state.gov/one-year-annivโฆ
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"The militaryโs subsequent and ongoing violent crackdown has further undermined human rights and fundamental freedoms and reversed a decade of progress toward a genuine democracy that the people of Burma clearly sought and still seek."
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November 6, 2021
"The Feb. 1 military takeover followed November elections which Suu Kyiโs National League for Democracy party won overwhelmingly and the military rejects as fraudulent."
"The IMF said Wednesday that US$372 million given to Myanmar for assistance with the COVID-19 crisis has gone missing in the hands of its military regime."
"The mission, part of the military's broader propaganda operations, is to spread the junta's view among the population, [and] to monitor dissenters and attack them online..."
"Since its takeover of the government in February, the Myanmar military has been torturing detainees across the country in a methodical and systemic way..."
One week before the coup, Tse Chi Lop (aka Asia's El Chapo') was arrested in Amsterdam. His syndicate, Sam Gor, has extensive drug production and trafficking operations in Myanmar.
"The antiquities...were sold to the museum by antiquities dealer Douglas Latchford through the use of false provenance documents."
Looted Cambodian Antiquities In Denver Museum Are Subject Of Forfeiture Action Filed In Manhattan Federal Court justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/lโฆ
"From his base in Bangkok, Latchford bought sculptures he is alleged to have known were originally ransacked from Cambodiaโs ancient sites by organised criminals..."
"Testing for residues is not common in American organic regulation. The real difference, then, between a ton of organic soybeans and a ton of conventional soybeans is the story you can tell about them."
"Organic farming has since it was codified in 1990 been vulnerable to scammers, schemers, and con artists. The story of Randy Constant is perhaps the ultimate example..."
"...scheme involved at least $142,433,475 in grain sales, and the vast majority of those sales were fraudulent."
Field of Schemes Fraud Results in Over a Decade in Federal Prison for Leader of Largest Organic Fraud Case in U.S. History justice.gov/usao-ndia/pr/fโฆ
"China's top anti-corruption agency has revealed details of how 2 bankers at the world's largest bank by assets meddled in loan approvals & skirted credit rules to illegally issue loans."
"Bergdahl was a test run for the Russiansโ social media memes to spread disinformation to divide the country...operatives also saw Bob Bergdahlโs anti-war protests as an easy target to sway public opinion during mid-term elections."