(2007-10-05) Fallows Burma Not Myanmar

James Fallows on why it makes more sense to refer to Burma than Myan Mar. Myanmar is the name invented 18 years ago by the benighted junta, known as SLORC back then and the State Peace and Development Council now, when it seized power through force. When Westerners say "Myanmar," they're not being culturally respectful to the people of a beautiful but oppressed nation. They're bowing to the whims of the generals who still imprison Aung San Suu Kyi.