UN sends envoy to meet generals (Burma)

[struggle4progress]

Source: AFP


September 27, 2007 - 6:21AM

The UN Security Council kicked off emergency talks today on the deadly clashes between security forces and anti-government protesters in Burma.

The session called by European members of the 15-state council began shortly after 3pm (5am AEST) to hear a closed-door briefing by the UN's pointman on Burma, special envoy Ibrahim Gambari.

Earlier today, UN chief Ban Ki-moon decided to send Mr Gambari to the region and urged Burma's military rulers "to cooperate fully" with his mission to assist "in the process of national reconciliation through dialogue".

Marie Okabe, a UN spokeswoman, said Mr Gambari would head to Southeast Asia immediately after his briefing today and would await permission from Burma's leaders to enter the country ...

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/un-sends-envoy-to-meet-generals/2007/09/27/1190486428871.html

[Kagemusha]

1. Excuse me, what possible reconciliation could there be here?

What possible reconciliation SHOULD there be here? Isn't it everyone's view that generals should be deposed and tried, and if not hanged, then at least imprisoned for the rest of their lives?

[struggle4progress]

2. One might ask, for example, whether it is possible to convince the

dictators to tolerate an increasing open society and eventually step down.

Under some circumstances, such an approach has worked, though (of course) it's not guaranteed to work under all circumstances.

As a pure calculation, one might compare the expected costs of different gambits There's a particular cost associated with trying the UN move. There's a different expected cost associated with shrieking in the face of armed lunatics that one hopes angry mobs hang them.

[kurth]

3. They need to talk to China

[mogster]

4. We need to keep a watch on the development here

The latest is that trucks are used against the protesting monks, driven at high speed right into the demonstrating crowd.







Some videos in this article, lingo Norwegian, but just think youtube.
http://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/2007/09/27/513345.html

[mogster]

5. One more pic

This is so sad.