Mentors Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) -- China called for stability in Myanmar where the military junta faces the biggest street protests in almost 20 years, and said it won't interfere in the nation's affairs. ``As a friendly neighboring country of Myanmar, China hopes to see stability and economic development,'' Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu told reporters at a briefing in Beijing today. ``China adopts a policy of non-interference in the affairs of other countries.'' http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a8IoqOi.0EeQ&refer=home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted September 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 http://www.avaaz.org/en/stand_with_burma/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 22k that was fast...i signed up.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 Burma monks defy threats from military A sea of 100,000 people have marched in Burma for a second straight day, defying the junta's warnings that force could be used to end the biggest anti-government protests in 20 years. Some 30,000 monks again took to the streets of Burma's main city Rangoon, their leaders chanting "democracy, democracy". About 70,000 supporters joined them, despite warnings from the military regime that force could be used to end the long-running protest campaign. In a gesture of defiance, some waved the bright red fighting peacock flag - the emblem of the student unions that spearheaded a mass uprising in 1988. That rebellion was eventually crushed by the army with the loss of an estimated 3,000 lives. http://www.theage.com.au/news/World/Burma-monks-defy-threats-from-military/2007/09/25/1190486289398.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 Oh no....hope not again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 << ``China adopts a policy of non-interference in the affairs of other countries.'' Except for Tibet, which it decided is not another country no matter what the Tibetans think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 Global reaction to Myanmar protests Major nations called on Myanmar to show restraint over fears the nation's military rulers will crack down on the biggest pro-democracy protests in nearly 20 years Following are comments from nations and top officials about the growing protests in Myanmar http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSSP22980120070925 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 Brown calls for immediate action on Burma Gordon Brown today called for "immediate international action" to stave off a threatened military crackdown on protesters in Burma http://politics.guardian.co.uk/labour2007/story/0,,2176833,00.html#article_continue hope this are not just words (again) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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YimSiam Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 Whether it happens in a loud hail of bullets, or a silent series of thousands of arrests - and flights into Thailand, which has shown little interest in sheltering soon-to-be refugees - I can't help but believe this is going to end in an incredibly ugly result. The monks and leaders are carrying the peacock ABSDF flag - leads me to think that anyone identified on video (which will be everyone whose face appears on video, and there's far more video being taken by the government than we will ever see) will eventually flee or be arrested and imprisoned. What will happen when the crackdown comes - will the marchers flee to the Thai border the way they did in 1988, forming into the brigades of various insurgent groups, rejuvenating the dying Karen National Union struggle? Maybe things were better in the Ne Win days, he was such a crazy superstitious bastard that he just might have negotiated with the monks... but the current crew is even harder than he was, and I don't see any chance of negotiation or weakness. If it was the monks alone, they might be persuaded to back down with an apology and a few new shrines and monasteries, but if the people have really committed to this, they will only stop when they see bullets or change, I imagine... Brave motherfuckers out there in the streets of Burma - god (if you're out there, baby) bless 'em... YimSiam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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