Violent crackdown launched in Myanmar


	Violent crackdown launched in Myanmar

invictus

9-26-2007 6:26 PM

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asia, myanmar, military regime, junta, burma, aung san suu kyi, protests, buddhist monks, democracy

invictus says:

Hot days for the Burmese, hard times for the junta. For more info about Aung San Suu Kyi, check out these clips I posted more than one year ago:

* New bid to free Burma's Suu Kyi
* Burma's "The Lady" - Official Home Page
* In The Quiet Land

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9-26-2007 7:09 PM

ColoradoRight

And just like the last 30 years, after the shooting stops nothing else will change.

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