Burma Shave: THE MYANMAR MASSACRE

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[SeattleGirl]

1. The George Bush one totally hits the nail on the head.

Fucktard has NO BUSINESS saying anything about the situation there. NONE. He has no moral authority to say anything about ANYTHING.

[blogslut]

2. K&R

I highly recommend this thread.

[Kagemusha]

3. Surely you're referring to a past massacre?

Like the one where 3000 people died? I haven't heard of numbers like that for the present circumstances.

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4. Myanmar troops kill 9 more protesters

YANGON, Myanmar - Soldiers with automatic rifles fired into crowds of anti-government demonstrators Thursday, killing at least nine people in the bloodiest day in more than a month of protests demanding an end to military rule.
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Bloody sandals lay scattered on some streets as protesters fled shouting "Give us freedom, give us freedom!"

On the second day of a brutal crackdown, truckloads of troops in riot gear also raided Buddhist monasteries on the outskirts of Yangon, beating and arresting dozens of monks, witnesses and Western diplomats said. Japan protested the killing of a Japanese photographer.

Daily demonstrations by tens of thousands have grown into the stiffest challenge to the ruling junta in two decades, a crisis that began Aug. 19 with rallies against a fuel price hike then escalated dramatically when monks began joining the protests.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070927/ap_on_re_as/myanmar;_ylt=AtnTRhAARalnCw97W1bGjJOs0NUE

[Kagemusha]

5. ....Compared to the 3000+ that died last time, that's not much of a massacre.. yet.

But call it whatever you want for all I care.

[uppityperson]

7. Be patient. Internet and cell phone services have been cut a bunch.

Hoping to cut Burma off from the world so we can't see.

[conscious evolution]

6. Thanks

The World is Watching.