Comedian in Burma charged for giving aid to the victims of Cyclone Nargis
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Zarganar faces charges including creating public unrest and unlawful association for his activities during the disaster, his relatives said. He appeared at a special court in Rangoon's notorious Insein Jail. The move came one day before Burmese dissidents plan to mark 20 years since nationwide pro-democracy protests.
Six weeks of rallies - which became know as the 8/8/88 protests - were eventually brutally suppressed by the military. At least 3,000 civilians were killed as the military tightened its grip on power. Many Burmese who have fled the nation plan to hold protests to commemorate those who died. But there is unlikely to be much dissent in Burma itself.
"I've totally lost hope that change will come through mass protests," Min Aung, a dissident in Rangoon, told the Associated Press. "It's difficult to organise protests now because most of the leaders are in jail or in hiding."
Meanwhile, US President George W Bush and his wife, Laura, both delivered speeches criticising the Burmese junta. Speaking in Thailand, the president called for an "end to tyranny", while Mrs Bush appealed for reform to allow thousands of dissidents to return home.
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GavinTheMother
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Burmese comedian? I thought laughing was illegal in Burma. Did they really name it "Insein" jail. That couldn't just be coincidence.
You must of really F'd up if GWB thinks YOU are a tyrant. Or maybe Chadilac is right. Tranny's are evil.
All you have to do is be fooled once and you'll know what I'm talking about. Tranny's=very bad Tyranny=slightly bad. That's GWB's stand, what's your stand? - 4 years ago
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Bandgeek89
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Burma is just another example of how fucked up the world is today.
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Bandgeek89
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alicynx
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I wonder if anything short of a massive assassination coup will really do anything to create real change here. If Ghandi were going up against automatic weapons and people who just don't value life at all, would his passive-aggressive stance really have worked? I mean, look at all the attention Tibet has received and they are still at square one - how much of an effect do we really have as humans on the governments we've ceeded all the power to in this world?
I commend the monks for their non-violent stance up until now, and I think that the man in this article deserves sainthood, seriously; how can we really do anything though to change things when the bad guys have really really big guns and no problem with using them on innocents? - 4 years ago
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alicynx
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chadilac
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Bush was in Thailand, so I'm pretty sure he was calling for an end to trannys, not tyranny.
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chadilac
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jjeziorski
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Hey Uncle Pete! Was excited to see a post of yours on the top 20 running for news!
What's going on in Burma is disgusting... This, their fuel and food situation, and the treatment of the Buddhist community for standing up and speaking on behalf of a populace that's effectively been hobbled by their military regime.
Unfortunately - the international community isn't going to pay any attention to the words of His Ignorance, G.W... Particularly after his latest rounds of offensive meetings.
Maybe Obama should be pushing for Burmese peace. THEN, people might listen.
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jjeziorski
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J_Jammer [removed]
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People may complain about what happens in the United States being in other countries.....and people who agree or complain on other things are within but are not detained because of speaking their mind on things like Hurricane Katrina.
Appreciate what you have for others who still speak out risk their livelihood to do so. What courage.
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RainbowMan
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J_Jammer:
GREAT COMMENT
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RainbowMan
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jjeziorski
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J_Jammer:
Amen. Sad to see the leaders of these protests lose their resolve, one by one... But they are the last hope for countries like this.
At least, for those of us who don't see the link between carpet bombing and peace.
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jjeziorski
