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Burma Struggles For Help, Headlines
It’s not really clear when Bush plans to “speak out for the cause of freedom” in long-oppressed Burma, as he promised in this year's State of the Union address. But with all that warring in Iraq and Afghanistan and perhaps soon Iran, Burma is likely to remain on a remote backburner of the administration's – and the MSM’s – agenda.
So it's worth noting that yesterday the BBC started a series of articles looking at 200,000+ Burmese refugees and migrant workers in Thailand, just one of many stories of struggle in this insurgency-rocked country.
Last month, the UN came damn close to passing a resolution on Burma, and activist groups hope that more coverage of the country’s plight will help bring about international action against fifty years of military rule.
— Nicole McClelland
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Free Burma!
International Bloggers' Day for Burma on the 4th of October
International bloggers are preparing an action to support the peaceful revolution in Burma. We want to set a sign for freedom and show our sympathy for these people who are fighting their cruel regime without weapons. These Bloggers are planning to refrain from posting to their blogs on October 4 and just put up one Banner then, underlined with the words „Free Burma!“.
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Posted by: Free Burma! on 10/01/07 at 9:22 AM
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perhaps Burma does not have enough
resources to budget an american intervention.
Dr.Q
Posted by: Dr.Q on 02/28/07 at 12:30 AM