twinkle wrote:They shot a Japanese photographer
Yup, he has now died according to the Japanese embassy. This was him lying on the ground in front of the soldier.
As an American, I sadly wish this was the country that we had pre-emptively invaded and not Iraq. There is much more cause here. There is no inner split between two rival groups (such as the Sunnis and Shiites), and the country is practically 100% Buddhist and would not be turning themselves into walking suicide bombs. China, a big economic supporter of Burma (and who just blocked the UN from condemning the actions by Burma's govt) would not intervene against the US because the whole world knows that Burma's govt is in the wrong, and China is trying to clean its own image right now for the olympics next year in Beijing. Thus, China would sit still if the US invaded.
So frustrating!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That govt is the pits.
A great book to read, especially for anyone who is interested in George Orwell's books, is
Finding George Orwell in Burma. Orwell is justifiably seen as a prophet by the Burmese because Animal Farm, which he wrote in either the late 40s or early 50s, happed to inadvertently describe Burmese politics until 1988, and his
1984 has described Burmese politics since 1988.
