| His intentions were good, but does that really excuse the fact that he actively supported a junta responsible for ten thousand murders? |
| A brutal military junta rules Burma, while repressive Communist regimes control Laos and Vietnam. |
| Myanmar's ruling junta passed a degree in September 1999 declaring forced labor illegal. |
| Yet even so, it quickly became clear why the junta wished to keep out prying eyes. |
| The junta used lese-majesty as an excuse to stage the military coup that toppled Thaksin Shinawatra's government. |
| The cabinet would also resign, and a junta led by an unnamed general would dissolve the congress. |
