Dissent Within Burma's Military

Burma’s Soldiers Speak Out -- Newsweek

A new documentary reveals quiet dissent within the junta’s prized military forces.

When Burma makes international headlines, it’s usually for the junta’s violent suppression of pro-democracy activists or for Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s ongoing opposition to the regime. “If you look at the popular narrative about Burma, you [hear about] the forces of good against evil,” says Irish writer and photographer Nic Dunlop, who has made reporting trips to the Southeast Asian country since the early 1990s. But behind the stark black-and-white portrayals, Burma’s story—and particularly that of its ruling institution, the Army—is far more convoluted. Now, in Burma Soldier, a new HBO documentary airing in May and June in the U.S. and premiering abroad later this summer, Dunlop and his fellow directors examine the question of what drives an otherwise ordinary person to join up with a brutal institution—and what gives him the courage to risk his life and change course.

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My Comment: Burma is one of the world's most 'closed' societies .... it is amazing that this documentary was able to get the footage and contacts to be done.

Burma has always been on the edge of revolution .... especially after the 2007 uprising .... but even though the 2007 uprising was suppressed, if there is going to be a revolution in an Asian country .... Burma will be it.