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bemildred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 09:13 AM
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Myanmar monks remain defiant
Source: al Jazeera

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"There will be another demonstration," he says. "Monks became men after the demonstration and they are angry and depressed after the arrests."

He says the monks hopes had been buoyed by the international attention last year's protests received and he is ready to spread the word again once the protests resume.

"I had a small generator in my village and I sold it to buy a second-hand camera," he told Al Jazeera. "If the chance comes again, I can record what happens."

For now though, he is in hiding. When he went to his village after the protests were crushed by the military the local authorities already had his picture and an arrest warrant.

Read more: http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/58F645DC-7BEE-4A42-858E-C637EA9C5574.htm
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IndyOp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 10:02 AM
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1. Bless them. Thank you for posting this. (n/t)
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Irishonly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 10:45 AM
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2. Thank You For Posting This
May God protect them. It is hard to find information in our horrible press. I saw a Dan Rather report yesterday but otherwise information comes from organizations and foreign press.
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