Burmese Monks Demonstrating 2007From The Guardian:
Clancy Chassay reports from inside Burma on plans for a new uprising against the military regime, and hears some monks calling for more western intervention and an armed insurrection
Members of Burma's battered and disparate opposition are growing disillusioned with the old methods of the pro-democracy movement and are seeking ways to escalate their armed struggle.
"There is a very real debate among us about how to begin a more sustained armed struggle," an organiser of last September's failed uprising told the Guardian. "We are ready for that kind of action, if we can get the supplies and training that we need."
Speaking from exile in Thailand, Soe Aung, the chief spokesman for the National Council of the Union of Burma (NCUB), an umbrella group representing nearly all facets of Burma's disparate opposition, said he was witnessing a significant shift in the public attitude across Burma.
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More News on Burma
UN cuts relief flights to Burma, worrying aid groups -- CBC News
Cyclone relief efforts galvanise Burma's monk -- The Age
Monks call on EU to bring junta leader to trial -- Asia News
Monks are heroes in Burma -- The Spectrum
'Charge junta in war crimes court' -- IOL
My Comment: Every journalist who has been able to get into Burma without having minders say the same thing .... the civilian population are disgusted with the military junta, and the only institution that has the respect of the people are the Buddhist monks.
The opposition movement is not strong enough to overthrow the military junta, but with time anything is possible.
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