Burma's Secret War

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Run time: 48:45 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-YVdpQHdqo   Posted on YouTube: November 21, 2006 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: September 24, 2007 By DU Member: seemslikeadream Views on DU: 408

 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NySuaJ2B20E

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/player/nol/newsid_7000000/newsid_7003800?redirect=7003839.stm&news=1&nbram=1&nbwm=1&bbram=1&bbwm=1&asb=1

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7004625.stm

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article2993289.ece



Suu Kyi greets protesters as Burma's junta faces biggest test in 20 years
By Andrew Buncombe, Asia Correspondent
Published: 24 September 2007
In a remarkable show of defiance Burmese monks and nuns yesterday led 20,000 demonstrators through Rangoon in the largest protest against the country's military regime for almost two decades.

A day after hundreds of monks had walked to the house of the imprisoned democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, thousands more returned to the streets in a show of numbers not seen since the pro-democracy marches of 1988. Back then the regime responded with a brutal crackdown, killing thousands of civilians and monks. While yesterday's march ended peacefully, it was clear that the authorities had increased security in the city and the monks and the other marchers were refused access to Ms Suu Kyi's house when they tried to repeat Saturday's extraordinary meeting.

"Aung San Suu Kyi has not been seen in public since 30 May 2003, when her convoy was attacked by thugs," said Mark Farmaner of Burma Campaign UK. He was speaking after Ms Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), appeared at the gates of her home on Saturday, where she is under house arrest.

"By visiting her the monks are putting their spiritual authority behind the democracy movement. It is a strong message of unity," Mr Farmaner added.

Yesterday's march followed a week of demonstrations by monks in Rangoon and in a number of other cities which have re-energised the country's pro-democracy movement. Burma experts say that with many of the democracy activists having been seized and arbitrarily detained by the authorities earlier this summer, the monks could be the catalyst for persuading more ordinary citizens to take to the streets and confront the military.

The crucial issue now is how the authorities will respond to this threat to their rule, a threat underlined by the statements of several of the Buddhist monks who said they would not end the marches and demonstrations until the regime had been ousted. One group of monks chanted the slogan: "Our uprising must succeed."




Talking about it on KPFA today
http://www.kpfa.org/archives/index.php?arch=22412

listen at 18:08 to

Thirsty Boots

You've long been on the open road
You've been sleeping in the rain
From dirty words and muddy cells
Your clothes are soiled and stained
But the dirty words and the mud of cells
Will soon be judged insane
So only stop and rest yourself
And you'll be off again
Oh, take off your thirsty boots
And stay for awhile
Your feet are hot and weary
From a dusty mile
And maybe I can make you laugh
And maybe I can try
I'm looking for the evening
And the morning in your eyes
Then tell me of the ones you saw
As far as you could see
Across the plains from field to town
Marching to be free
And of the rusted prison gates
That tumble by debris
Like laughing children
one by one
They look like you and me
So, take off your thirsty boots
And stay for awhile
Your feet are hot and weary
From a dusty mile
And maybe I can make you laugh
And maybe I can try
Looking for the evening
And the morning in your eyes
I know you are no stranger down
Crooked rainbow trails
From dancing cliffhead Soattered sills
To slander shackled jails
Where the voices drift up from below
His walls are being scaled
Yes all of this, and more my friend
Your song shall not be failed
Oh, take off your thirsty boots
And stay for awhile
Your feet are hot and weary
From a dusty mile
And maybe I can make you laugh
And maybe I can try
Looking for the evening
And the morning in your eyes
Oh, take off your thirsty boots
And stay for awhile
Your feet are hot and weary
From a dusty mile
And maybe I can make you laugh
And maybe I can try
Looking for the evening
And the morning in your eyes


http://www.burmadebate.org/archives/novdec97ownwords.html



http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0924/p01s02-woap.html#

The Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon was a rallying point for pro-democracy activists in 1988. On Sunday, thousands of monks, and nuns (in pink), gathered to pray at the site.
AFP/Getty Images/NEWSCOM

http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2007/09/23/majmonks_wideweb__470x234,0.jpg
Rain-drenched Buddhist monks march through the streets of Burma's largest city, Rangoon, yesterday

http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2007/09/23/W_MONKS_wideweb__470x250,0.jpg


http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/20/ww.buddhist.monks/
With no free press, United Nations and human rights groups have been critical of the military regime, with Amnesty saying "torture has become an institution" in the country.


In Hiding: A year of survival under the Burma Army 2004-2005
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8256420628774304257&q=burma&total=3347&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=1

"In Hiding" is a detailed account of human rights abuses committed by the Burma Army against ethnic minorities inside Burma over one year. ... all » It is an unrelenting document of the harsh reality of life inside Burma. The film shows a people who continue to resist the Burma Army and despite intense oppression, have hope

"This is our home"; Standing for Freedom in Burma
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5273089644495608550

[Miss Chybil]

1. Thank you for an informative and moving post. nt

[lovuian]

2. I have hope

:patriot: