(State Department image) Except for a “news flash” last week, the tragic story of beautiful Myanmar (formerly known as Burma and a name still formally used by the U.S. government) seems to have been largely ignored or just plain forgotten during the past three years. The event that briefly grabbed some minor headlines was the news that the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) had “seized control of a major regional military headquarters near the border with China, in what could be the biggest recent defeat for a ruling junta that is battling to contain a widening revolt.” The MNDA…