Myanmar's military rulers appear to be digging in their heels in the face of mounting international pressure to allow more aid into the country. John Holmes, the leading UN humanitarian affairs official, is waiting for visa approval to visit Myanmar so he can urge the military government to open up to a full-scale international relief effort. But a state-run newspaper says Myanmar can rebuild without outside help, even though there is little evidence of that on the ground.
Even so - for all of the horror, Katrina was still a more modest disaster than the one in Burma.
Didn't hear from wchurchill about it again.
