Wednesday linkage: Burma, JSF, China then and now, Richard Gere and more

Reports about the lifting of censorship in Burma may not be all they\'re cracked up to be. (Thanks Milton.)
The first Dutch joint Strike Fighter took its maiden flight in the US recently, but with the project deeply unpopular, the Defence Ministry barely acknowledged the event.
Donors should have low expectations about what aid can achieve in the Arab world. (Thanks Danielle.)
The Guardian goes on board a British nuclear submarine on patrol (thanks Anthony). Meanwhile, the Telegraph reports that the Royal Navy\'s submarine service is short of sailors.
Madame Mao in the dock: the modern echoes of an iconic photo.
Recession cinema: at least in the movies, America\'s plutocrats get what\'s coming to them. Here\'s the trailer for the new Richard Gere thriller, Arbitrage: