By Network for Democracy and Development |
<p>The Network for Democracy and Development (NDD) released a report today entitled, “<a href="http://www.google.co.th/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBUQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scribd.com%2Fdoc%2F40798313%2FNDD-A-Violent-Past-to-a-Brutal-Future&rct=j&q=Burma%3A%20A%20Violent%20Past%20to%20a%20Brutal%20Future%3B%20The%20Transformation%20of%20a%20Paramilitary%20Organization%20into%20a%20Political%20Party.&ei=Kw3RTLGOMZSisAPCuL2dCw&usg=AFQjCNEs4lJJBNVHVZvcPZWbVD5BSTi5pQ&cad=rja"><em>Burma: A Violent Past to a Brutal Future; The Transformation of a Paramilitary Organization into a Political Party.</em></a>” The report looks at the history of the junta-backed social organization, the Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA), and its transformation to the political party, the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP).</p>