Burmanet Dot Org
A few days ago I commented on the situation in Burma. Quite inadequately, I’ll confess. A pathetic attempt, and barely scratching the surface. Then again, one like myself certainly can’t be expected to provide a thorough investigative report. That’s best left to the professionals. At least that’s my excuse, although I admittedly could have done a better job. Oh well, onward and upward.
The junta’s laundry list of politicidal and genocidal tendencies is quite extensive, after all, and growing longer day by day! That’s nothing new, really. Their many years of atrocities has been well-documented. It has just come to the forefront of world attention as of late, though, because the Burmese citizenry, deciding that enough is enough, has stepped it up a notch in protesting against the brutality of the murderous regime. Of course, the junta has accordingly stepped it up a notch as well.
Monks and the masses who doest protest too much are systematically being massacred by the thousands (or, for the lucky few, simply detained and tortured … for now), while George Bush continues to turn a deaf ear, a blind eye, pick your idiom. On the other hand, who can blame him? “Hi, Pot! I’m Kettle.”
So I sucked with my stream of consciousness ramblings about the Burma situation the other day. Sorry. There is, though, a plethora of truly good information out there in cyberspace for those who bother to pay attention to such things. Believe it or not, you can actually find much better coverage. Learn about dead monks floating in the river (same old, same old … at least in Burma), bonfires of the bodies who ended up on the wrong end of the junta stick (some not quite dead yet), all sorts of information is right at your fingertips. But wait, there’s more! Jungle slaughters, and random shootings, the list goes on.
Of course, you’ll have to spend some time with Google to get the whole scoop, if you’re so inclined. Though if you’re more interested in Britney than Burma (”Britney” search results, 120-million plus; “Burma”, a mere 48-million), you can save time by simply paying a visit to Burmanet.org. This site provides some of the most comprehensive, frequently updated coverage of the plight in Burma that I’ve found. Check it out. All righty, then. Back to Britney … oops, she did it again.
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October 9th, 2007 at 9:32 pm
Another excellent article Doug. Thanks for highlighting the plight of the Burmese people. The pictures on the websites you’ve linked to are haunting.
October 10th, 2007 at 12:26 am
Thanks, Bob, to you, too, for giving Burma some props! At least someone else is paying attention. I know you are, so thanks.
October 10th, 2007 at 10:19 pm
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