Saturday, September 29, 2007

Monks And Myanmar

"Bloodbath again! Bloodbath again!"
A Yangon resident yelled while watching soldiers break up one march by shooting into air, firing tear gas and beating people with clubs. Thousands of monks had provided the backbone of the protests, but they were besieged in their monasteries, penned in by locked gates and barbed wire surrounding the compounds in the two biggest cities, Yangon and Mandalay. Troops stood guard outside and blocked nearby roads to keep the clergymen isolated........more
Why Doesn't China Do Something About This. Am I Suppose To Be Excited About The 2008 Summer Games in Beijing?

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