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Line 1: − + − − After allowing 9 days of political protests by monks and others, the Burmese government told marchers to disperse. Violence ensued, and it's not clear whether 1 or 4 civilians died - or whether police "opened fire" on marchers or responded to provocation. − − One report has police firing over the heads of people. Another report has a civilian to wrestle a rifle away from a policeman. And two police motorcycles were burned. − − − − Contrary to the American tradition, in East Asia protests often involve deliberately staged clashes between protesters and riot police. Western news media often omit this aspect and downplay the strategy of protesters, in order to imply falsely that a peaceful protest was suddenly and inexplicably turned into an atrocious violation of human rights. Liberals like to pretend that countries friendly to the [[United States]] are more anti-democratic than they really are.
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Revision as of 20:10, September 27, 2007
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Recent pro-democracy riots have gripped Burma, with widespread involvement of the Buddhist Clergy. The monks of Burma are so widely revered in their homeland that any attack on them could spark a national uprising against the dictatorship. Already comparisons have been made to the 1988 Uprising against the Military Junta, but so far the violence seems to have been attempts by the Burmese officials to disperse the growing crowds of protesters. Tougher curfew laws have been passed and the officials are beginning to crack down, but no end to the conflict seems to be far away. The Bush administration has reacted by passing trade sanctions against the tyrannous Burmese regime.
The question most interesting to Westerners is whether the civilian violence came first, or was a response to police violence.
[http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/world/ny-woburm245387861sep24,0,1424701.story (AP)]
[http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/world/ny-woburm245387861sep24,0,1424701.story (AP)]
[http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=070926130451.maceqh7v&show_article=1 (Breitbart.com)]
[http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=070926130451.maceqh7v&show_article=1 (Breitbart.com)]