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seemslikeadream Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-24-07 06:40 PM
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9. Pray for peace
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article2996091.ece

'No injustice can last for ever': Burma's biggest protest for 20 years provokes ominous threat


Observers believe that pressure from China, Burma's most important trading ally, may have been responsible for what has so far been a cautious response from the regime, seeking to avoid confrontation with the monks who are highly revered in Burmese society. Yet unconfirmed reports last night suggested the regime was planning to disrupt the marchers, possibly by sending in troops dressed as monks to act as agent provocateurs among the demonstrators. One report said that one unit of troops had been ordered to shave their heads and that 3,000 monks' robes had been sequestered by the military in readiness for such an operation.
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