AIN'T GONNA LET NOBODY TURN ME AROUND

From Easter, 1916:

I HAVE met them at close of day
Coming with vivid faces
From counter or desk among grey
Eighteenth-century houses.
I have passed with a nod of the head
Or polite meaningless words,
Or have lingered awhile and said
Polite meaningless words,
And thought before I had done
Of a mocking tale or a gibe
To please a companion
Around the fire at the club,
Being certain that they and I
But lived where motley is worn:
All changed, changed utterly:
A terrible beauty is born.

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Always nice to see you...

What an awesome sight that must have been. Sounds bad-I heard on NPR that they've closed the borders.

On Monday, after the crowds marched for more than five hours over 12 miles, a last hard-core group of more than 1,000 monks and 400 sympathizers finished by walking up to an intersection where police blocked access to the street where Suu Kyi lives.

Making no effort to push past, the marchers chanted a Buddhist prayer with the words “May there be peace,” and then dispersed. About 500 onlookers cheered their act of defiance, as 100 riot police with helmets and shields stared stonily ahead.

It reminds me of the man who faced down a tank in Tianeman Square.

Can you imagine the world outrage if they are chanting "May there be peace" if the bullets start flying in 1988. But this time there will be video and it will travel around the Internet almost instantaneously. The world is watching.

peace and acceptance, driven to this. And those beautiful, innocent children.

K&R

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I feel it is both an archive and a mirror of our future. We need to know both are true.

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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article2533190.ece

Richard Lloyd Parry, Asia Editor and James Bone in New York
The Burmese military dictatorship deployed soldiers around Rangoon yesterday and imposed curfews in the biggest cities amid ominous signs that the Armed Forces were preparing to crush the massive pro-democracy demonstrations.

As the regime banned meetings of more than five people, cars with loudspeakers drove around Rangoon warning citizens not to join the demonstrations. “People are not to follow, encourage or take part in these marches,” they declared. “Action will be taken against those who violate this order.”

Guerrilla commanders of the Karen National Union, an ethnic army that is fighting the regime for control of territory close to the Burmese-Thai border, reported that two army divisions were pulling out of the region, apparently heading for the capital.

International pressure on the junta to hand over power increased when President Bush imposed new economic sanctions and David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, called for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, the opposition leader. But the dictatorship appeared determined to stand firm.

But they also make me feel very inadequate, because I should be doing more than I do.

It's such a delightful and precious thing that this issue is being covered here. For some reason, this story more than any other gives me hope, but I know I need to be prepared for bloodshed as well. I wish the world would leave the Buddhists alone.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/09/27/wburma127.xml

When the trucks carrying soldiers passed through the crowd, people applauded and shouted "hero!" in mockery.

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Seconds later a long burst of automatic gunfire sent them scrambling – thousands of men, women and children diving behind whatever cover they could find on a street in downtown Rangoon.

It was the moment Burma's military regime decided to crack down on the democracy protesters who have threatened its 19-year hold on power.

By the end of the day, two monks and a civilian were reported to have been killed and dozens injured by soldiers and armed police wielding batons and rifles.

One of the monks was beaten to death with rifle butts, witnesses said. The true death toll may be much higher.

Western leaders called for tough new sanctions on the regime to stop the bloodshed but with Burma's allies Russia and China able to veto any resolution by the United Nations Security Council, the chances of immediate action appear slim.

Thanks! :-)

Sorry I missed this before.

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where dictators kings and emperors bring death to poor people who are just trying to eat

Man keeps trying to be free

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Expect more bloodshed.

Things Bush always smell like a dope's around.

Analysis and reportage:



We've got three DEA agents on record regarding the Bush Family Evil Empire's interests in the the global illegal drug trade.

DEA Agents Agree: CIA means Cocaine Importation Agency

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