Taking Away Democracy

"The leadership is going to learn that once the people have something it’s much more difficult to take that away than to never give it to them in the first place."

--Brey Sloan, former Defense Attaché at the U.S. Embassy In Myanmar.

Simple words from someone who knows a thing or two about the limits of military influence. And more than that, Brey also knows a thing or two about the transformations that Burmese society have undergone as well, having personally lived through Cyclone Nargis and the ensuing aftermath of reforms, making the current crisis all the more tragic and devastating to her.

On this episode, Brey describes how the country transformed during the years of her service, and her personal encounters with figures ranging from Aung San Suu Kyi to General Min Aung Hlaing.