Junta top brass recently stripped off their military uniforms and donned civilian clothes under the pretext of forming a civilian political party... "With the formation of the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) by Burma?s Prime Minister Thein Sein and a group of current government ministers, one of the last and most important pieces of the junta?s jigsaw puzzle is now in place. As a result, a clear picture is emerging of how the regime plans to maintain its grip on both military and political power after the election..."