YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar's (Burma) military leaders imposed a nighttime curfew and banned gatherings of more than five people Tuesday after 35,000 Buddhist monks and their supporters defied the junta's warnings and staged another day of anti-government protests.
About Myanmar
Myanmar's (Burma) population is estimated at over 47 million, with the population density being 70 persons per sq km. Roughly three quarters of the population are rural inhabitants, with the remaining population living in urban Yangon, (Rangoon) Mandalay and Moulmein. About two thirds of Myanmar's population are Burman (ethnically close to Tibetans and Chinese) with other minorities making up the other third.
With less than 16 percent of the US' population Myanmar has captured the world's attention by peacefully protesting a brutal regime.
And the president of the United States embarrasses me once again...
Bush uses UN speech to criticise Burma and Zimbabwe regimes
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
The police didn't put the monks and their supporters in cages for their protest. They cracked down the day after, but they didn't set up "protest zones" days in advance.
Zimbabwe has been dealing with European colonial interests for about 500 years now. Must not be an American mining company that Mugabe is moving aside people for, or some shit, because the US Govt has propped up more than their share of tin pot dictators, including him. It'd be nice if they taught us that shit in school.
And why is everybody still talking about Ahmadinejad? How do you take someone seriously who says there are no homosexuals in Iran, a country of over 71 million ?
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