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kurth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-28-07 07:19 AM
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"Let's boycott the Olympics in China, which is the best friend of the generals
who killed people in Yangon," a protest leader told the crowd.

Protesters rally across Asia against Myanmar
Fri Sep 28, 2007 4:17am EDT
By Rob Taylor
CANBERRA, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Thousands of people wearing red for blood spilt in Myanmar protested in Asia on Friday, clashing with police in Australia and screaming "get out murderers" in Malaysia, as outrage soared over Myanmar's military crackdown...

http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSSYD304966
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pampango Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-28-07 08:13 AM
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1. I am glad that there have been protests around Asia and Australia
to condemn the Burmese military violence against its citizens. I hope that pressure can be brought to bear on China to lean on the Burma's junta to yield to popular will, but the history of using Olympic boycotts as symbolic protests is not that persuasive to me.
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