I think we are about to finally witness the downfall of the brutal Burmese regime. It will go on for a long time still, but I am convinced that the generals will not be able to survive this. The power of the people is just too strong!

Kevin

Analysts say:

The monks would pose a major challenge to the military

Dear Linsi,

Yes, the monks are a real challenge for the military regime. They dare to use force and they will have the backlash of which will seal their fate.

You may have recalled how arrogant Nicolae Ceausescu was. The soldiers opened fire on demonstrators killing dozens and an estimated 150,000 demonstrators poured into the streets and army units joined their cause and the defence minister committed suicide rather than obeying Ceausescu's order. In the end he and his wife Elena were both killed.

We may be witnessing a similar fate for the generals in Burma. They can't have their way forever. There is always the law of karma that will catch up in the end. Even Buddha could not escape from the law of karma. The generals are not even mortals but wicked animals.

World's leading ex-dissidents offer insights, warnings as drama builds in Myanmar




Harry Wu, a renowned human rights activist deported from China in 1995 after being convicted of what he insists were trumped-up charges of espionage and stealing state secrets, said he's confident that democracy will take root in Myanmar soon.


"I think it will happen. I'm very excited," Wu, who spent nearly two decades in Chinese labor camps, told the AP by telephone from his office in Virginia.



"I think Burma is at a turning point," he said. "The monks and nuns usually don't protest. It's significant that they've come out. The military just wants to control the people. But the monks and nuns have had enough, and the people will follow. They've had enough, too."


"I wish them success as soon as possible," he said. "And at a lowest possible cost."


09/28/07 06:59 EDT http://news.aol.com/story/_a/worlds-leading-ex-dissidents-offer/ n20070928070009990003

Protests, Thaland,Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Australia-

Sandvand wrote:

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Even more demonstrations in Burma being reported by the media. Today the demonstrators were allowed to pass the house of Aung San Suu Kyi.

READ THIS ARTICLE


I would love to hear from our Burmese friends here at Asia Observer? Can you tell us what is happening in Rangoon and other cities? What do you think of these developments?

John

me too, but where is truthseeker?
is he in Burma right now?

Army defector


Meanwhile, footage has emerged of a Burmese army officer who fled to Thailand in the first apparent defection since the crackdown..

The officer, whose unit was ordered to Rangoon to deal with the protests, said he did not want to beat or shoot monks - who are revered in Burmese society.

"I knew the plan to beat and shoot the monks and if I stayed on, I would have to follow these orders. Because I'm a Buddhist, I did not want to kill the monks," he said.

The officer is now seeking asylum abroad.

The BBC's Chris Hogg says that this is a rare split in the ranks which dissident groups will attempt to exploit as evidence that some younger officers are opposed to the brutal crackdown by the country's leaders.

So far, though, there is no sign that others are prepared to follow his lead, our correspondent says.
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Scores of monks are trying to leave Burma's main city, Rangoon, following the military's bloody crackdown on anti-government protests, reports say.
Witnesses said many monks were at the railway station, while bus drivers were said to be refusing to take them out of fear they would not be allowed petrol


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7025357.stm