[ksymph]

I believe the confusion here comes from the ambiguity of the "It's a shame" comment, as it could be "It's a shame [that the gem cannot be safely stored in its home country due to the political situation]" or "It's a shame [that the gem is not stored in its home country despite the political situation]".

The "despite all evidence to the contrary" remark was in response to interpretation B when it seems interpretation A was the intended meaning.

[v3ss0n]

What I believe what throwaway guy means by "despite all evidence to the contrary" is that evidence he see points that Myanmar is Fine.

Unless he says otherwise this is what I think..