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burma - potential uprising?

The mood in Rangoon is one of hopelessness and fear. Even in a country used to such atrocities, people are in deep shock at what the military have done. They're embarrassed of how their religion must be being perceived too - the whole world has seen how a Buddhist country treats its people and clergy, and they're ashamed.

I know you could easily pick holes in such an argument, but I'm just reporting the feelings.
 
purves grundy said:
The mood in Rangoon is one of hopelessness and fear. Even in a country used to such atrocities, people are in deep shock at what the military have done. They're embarrassed of how their religion must be being perceived too - the whole world has seen how a Buddhist country treats its people and clergy, and they're ashamed.

I know you could easily pick holes in such an argument, but I'm just reporting the feelings.
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No holes to pick; they're the only people who can possibly have a concept of what the situation really is and noone has a right to tell them how they feel. I just don't think we should be sending out the message that we've given up on them. I won't be, anyway.
 
And the junta scum have refused to release a camera belonging to the Japanese journalist that was killed. The Japanese foreign ministry have called for a full investigation and might send another envoy over.
 
As a jew and therefore eligable for the right of return, i am wondering whether to email the israeli embassy as they have diplomatic relations with the junta as well

as a matter of fact there was a big demo in telaviv this morning outside the embassy ... was meant to go on the whole day, but only went on from 9 until 11 because permission wasn't granted by the govt

ETA: I thought it was illegal to expel diplomats :confused:
 
frogwoman said:
As a jew and therefore eligable for the right of return, i am wondering whether to email the israeli embassy as they have diplomatic relations with the junta as well

as a matter of fact there was a big demo in telaviv this morning outside the embassy ... was meant to go on the whole day, but only went on from 9 until 11 because permission wasn't granted by the govt

ETA: I thought it was illegal to expel diplomats :confused:
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Not if you cut off diplomatic relations? I assumed we didn't have them to begin with - was quite shocked when I realised there was a Burmese Embassy in London.
 
frogwoman said:
ETA: I thought it was illegal to expel diplomats :confused:
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nope, you can declare any diplomat vpersona non grata. however, it's rare as this usually triggers tit-for-tat expulsions
 
i have to say though, some of the junta propaganda would be quite funny if it wasn't so tragic.

we are on our way to developing a disciplined democracy! beware of destructionists!! :eek: :D


:( :mad:
 
frogwoman said:
i have to say though, some of the junta propaganda would be quite funny if it wasn't so tragic.

we are on our way to developing a disciplined democracy! beware of destructionists!! :eek: :D


:( :mad:
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These signs are dotted all around the country

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Several members of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus (AIPMC) has called for the expulsion of Myanmar from the Association of the South East Nations(ASEAN).
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The Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) had called for the expulsion of Myanmar from the 10-nation organization.
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A world apart in meaning, and I'd got myself very excited.
 
It's heartening to see such univeral condemnation - including China and Russia - of the junta at today's Human Rights Council meeting, but what a tragedy that such unanimity only occurs in bodies which have no teeth. I can only hope that when Gambari reports to Security Council, China and Russia will have felt such heat from the rest of the world that they at least up the ante on Burma.

But to what end?
 
purves grundy said:
It's heartening to see such univeral condemnation - including China and Russia - of the junta at today's Human Rights Council meeting, but what a tragedy that such unanimity only occurs in bodies which have no teeth. I can only hope that when Gambari reports to Security Council, China and Russia will have felt such heat from the rest of the world that they at least up the ante on Burma.

But to what end?
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Anything has to be better than this? What's happened to Hong Kong since the handover? (I genuinely don't know - just wondering). And if China prefers not to intervene, will it care if the democracy movement gets its way - especially with all eyes on Burma? Again, I have no idea - I don't know enough about Chinese internal politics. I've only really followed their progress on the "world stage".
 
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