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In Myanmar, poet commands rebel army
KAREN STATE – Deep in the sweltering jungles of Myanmar this spring, a rebel commander stood in front of 241 recruits for Day 1 of basic training. The troops – part of a resistance fighting an unpopular military dictatorship – were organised in rows by …