May62008

Irony or hypocrisy? You be the judge.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US First Lady Laura Bush accused Myanmar’s military rulers Monday of failing to warn their citizens in time about a killer cyclone and pressed the junta to accept US aid in the disaster’s wake.

“Although they were aware of the threat, Burma’s state-run media failed to issue a timely warning to citizens in the storm’s path,” Bush said in an unusual appearance at the White House briefing room podium.

 Ten Bonus Points if you can guess which is a photo from post-cyclone Burma, and which is a photo from post-Katrina New Orleans

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