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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 04:41 PM Original message |
Rangoon: Army Mutiny Reported |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
1. Oh my. |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 04:46 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. I was wishing something like this would happen. |
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Henny Penny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 05:10 PM Response to Reply #4 |
15. and don't forget the energy resources! |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 05:24 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. 1. I don't give a flying fecal speck about their energy resources! |
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Henny Penny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 05:51 PM Response to Reply #20 |
32. "..former Burmese capital".... and read the link.(from the op) |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 06:02 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. It is a dangerous situation, however |
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Henny Penny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 06:23 PM Response to Reply #36 |
42. My view is this. |
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rpannier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 07:09 PM Response to Reply #32 |
52. That not long ago was 1988... |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 08:35 PM Response to Reply #32 |
57. It was the capital... |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 06:24 PM Response to Reply #15 |
44. the dissidents here who are facilitating the information coming out |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 06:24 PM Response to Reply #4 |
43. they said they were going to monasteries and slaughtering the |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 06:45 PM Response to Reply #43 |
49. I agree roguevalley, I believe |
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Domitan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
2. Fabulous! |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 04:57 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. It's too early to call for sure, however |
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achtung_circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 05:03 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. Short bio here, nothing to write home about, it seems |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 05:07 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Possibly if he's suffering from prostate cancer |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
3. Good luck to the demonstrators |
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LakeSamish706 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
5. Just let the brave Monks and protesters be safe... My best wishes to all... |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
6. Auspicious |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 05:01 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Thank you Mike and I agree |
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Akoto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
9. Attacking the monks was the worst thing the junta could've done. |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 05:04 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Can you imagine if our Army or Marines |
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Larkspur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 05:21 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. More like Blackwater would fire on our clergy |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 05:30 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. I believe should a mercenary outfit such as Blackwater |
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knight_of_the_star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 06:07 PM Response to Reply #19 |
37. If that were to happen |
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Lucinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 03:33 AM Response to Reply #9 |
64. Yup. I thought the same |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
10. Wow! Thanks, Uncle Joe. I was wondering how long |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 05:08 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Thank you, babylonsister. |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
16. Wonderful! How brave of the decenting troops! |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
17. Good to see hope and help on the side of the monks. |
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Cronopio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
18. It Couldn't Happen Here |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 05:33 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. If our economic and human rights situation were similar to their's |
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Cronopio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 05:43 PM Response to Reply #23 |
29. Agreed - if Americans weren't up to their eyeballs in debt it might. |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 05:35 PM Response to Reply #18 |
25. If the WH told the troops to fire on Christian clergy it would |
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Cronopio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 05:48 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. He got away with killing Karla Faye Tucker. |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 05:54 PM Response to Reply #25 |
34. I believe that would literally tear the military apart |
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hardtravelin (156 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 06:15 PM Response to Reply #25 |
41. Bullshit! |
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Cronopio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 07:10 PM Response to Reply #41 |
53. If the US military proves me wrong sometime in the future, I would be ecstatic. |
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rosesaylavee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 09:49 AM Response to Reply #41 |
67. Not everyone here agrees on that point. |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 03:53 PM Response to Reply #18 |
69. Would that it could. I would dearly love to see the 82nd Airborne |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
21. The rest of the world values freedom this much |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 05:47 PM Response to Reply #21 |
30. I believe it would be more difficult to happen here, |
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tchunter (236 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 07:25 PM Response to Reply #30 |
55. its literally in my DNA, i can trace my roots back to Ethan Allen of the green mountain boys |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
24. Inevitable. Most of the country is Buddhist. |
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MasonJar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
26. I thought I heard on NPR that the name Myanmaur was adopted |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 06:12 PM Response to Reply #26 |
38. I agree MasonJar |
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Henny Penny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 06:39 PM Response to Reply #26 |
48. I find it a little unnerving that the entire western media has |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 07:02 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. Do you that might be because |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 02:54 AM Response to Reply #48 |
63. Which 'night' are you talking about? |
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NoodleBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
27. kick for democracy |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
28. Strange thing is, this was posted 10 hours ago on that site |
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Henny Penny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 05:53 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. It is common practice to post disinformation of this nature |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 05:56 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. So if you think this is disinformation |
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Henny Penny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 06:13 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. I'm impresssed you think my views have such power!! |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 06:25 PM Response to Reply #39 |
45. Maybe, this letter had an effect. |
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PATRICK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
40. That is something I KNEW |
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NoGodsNoMasters (257 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 06:28 PM Response to Reply #40 |
46. A gentlemen I used to work with... |
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PATRICK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 10:37 PM Response to Reply #46 |
59. A Coup! |
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Summer93 (439 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
47. Hope for Democravcy |
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Maribelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
50. The blogger from Yangon did not post today |
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ContraBass Black (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 07:14 PM Response to Reply #50 |
54. The government reportedly shut down the internet. |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
56. This hasn't been corroborated. |
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file83 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 11:02 PM Response to Reply #56 |
60. Separate source - |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 02:45 AM Response to Reply #60 |
62. Not a separate source - see note at bottom of that article |
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Tiberius (798 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 05:22 AM Response to Reply #62 |
65. While I'd love to believe this |
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Rockholm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
58. This is how a democracy is born. |
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lovuian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
61. This is what happens Military rebels against its commanders |
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PATRICK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 09:44 AM Response to Reply #61 |
66. Simple formulae |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 02:28 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. Good post, PATRICK, I totally agree. |
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