The government in Burma has cut off internet access, seized cell phones, and destroyed land lines in an attempt to stop the flow of information out of the country during the junta’s violent crackdown on peaceful protesters. Over the last several days, many bloggers have reported on soldiers shooting into the crowds, posting first-hand accounts…Continue reading Pulling the Plug
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Murderous junta
These photographs from the Telegraph show a wounded Japanese photographer lying in the street in Rangoon amid the protests in Burma, attempting to take more pictures of the violence, while a soldier stands over him with a gun. In the next photograph, the soldier is gone, and the photographer, Kenji Nagai, is dead, having been…Continue reading Murderous junta
Tiananmen Revisited
On the 10th day of protests against Burma’s military government, police fired into the crowd of monks and other peaceful demonstrators, killing nine. Last night, monasteries were raided, and monks were beaten and arrested. Click here for reports from Rangoon residents, published on the BBC website. There are many deaths on the streets of Rangoon.…Continue reading Tiananmen Revisited
Burmese Days
The Burmese government has begun threatening violence against the tens of thousands of protesters who are marching in the streets of Rangoon and other cities. The above photograph from Asia Pacific shows the pacifist army of monks who are leading the protests against the junta. Some 3,000 were killed in similar protests in Burma in…Continue reading Burmese Days
Interviews with Gerry and Kate McCann
Here are a few video clips of interviews with Gerry and Kate McCann, parents of missing four-year-old Madeleine. From the beginning, I have felt that a terrible thing happened to the McCann family. Surely, few horrors can begin to compare to that of having one’s child disappear with no trace. And it seems almost impossible…Continue reading Interviews with Gerry and Kate McCann