"Get Involved in the Struggle to Free Burma!" is the advice of "FreeBurma.org," consisting of
The U.S. branch's website includes a letter to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, signed by over two dozen Hollywood celebrities (Cher didn't make the cut, it seems).
The knowledge that two egg cartons' worth of Hollywood big shots signed a letter doesn't impress me as much as it might.
A detail in the letter jumped out at me, though. It says that "
according to the United Nations expert on human rights in Burma, the ruling military regime has burned down or otherwise destroyed over 3,000 villages in eastern Burma, forcing over 1 million and a half people to flee their homes."
That doesn't sound good.
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2 comments:
Thank you for helping. FREE Burma!!!
Bush slammed the UN and the rulers of Myanmar in his UN speech last week. The only country that has any influence over Myanmar is China, and they can't and won't push too hard. There is too much Oil & Gas there that they need.
The UN must do something, but they never use military force to fight.
That is a huge problem.
Illegal drug and ruby fortunes are a BIG part of this too.
absurd thought -
God of the Universe wants
complete narco states
criminals in power
loving the corrupt drug war
absurd thought -
God of the Universe says
shoot peaceful protesters
calling for democracy
which you must never allow
absurd thought -
God of the Universe thinks
keep trying communism
you can never KILL too much
pursuing Utopia...
http://free-burma.org/
http://absurdthoughtsaboutgod.blogspot.com/
:)
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Thanks for your comments.
I like to think that a post or two like this can make a difference: sort of like drops of water.
One or two drops of water moving will make little effect on anything larger than a leaf.
One or two drops of water moving in the same direction as millions of other drops change the face of the Earth.
About your "absurd thought" -- I skimmed over your absurdthoughtsaboutgod.blogspot.com blog.
I assume that your blog's name is to be taken at face value, and that these are, indeed, absurd thoughts.
Because I'm a devout Catholic, and take my beliefs seriously, I have to mention that, according to Catholic belief, free will exists. In other words, God doesn't take the fall, when some power-hungry dictator throws his weight around.
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