Burma Crackdown Update
The Burmese Bhuddist monks have great moral authority but perhaps what they need in Burma is not quietism but leadership and some guns.
BurmanetNews has the news updated regularly, including killing of children, here at BurmaNet.
This from Irwady news magzine: "Rangoon, 12:30p.m. Burmese authorities announced they are to make house-by-house calls on homes in the area round the Sule Pagoda in downtown Rangoon, checking on residents."
More at Irrawaddy News
This from Open Democracy:" The rare and steadfast protests in Rangoon and other Burmese cities in August-September 2007, and the military regime's violent crackdown on the demonstrators and key activists, leave the fragile opposition movement still politically isolated and faced with the quandary of who will lead it and what direction it will take. Moreover, even as the convulsion in Burma has clearly drawn renewed gained worldwide attention to the country, there is little sign of concerted, effective international support that could encourage and empower Burma's voices for change."
More here at Open Democracy.
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