I hope that I am wrong but from the look of it, it has begun:<\/p>\n
BANGKOK, Sept. 26 \u2014 The government of Myanmar began a violent crackdown today after tolerating more than a month of ever-larger protests in cities around the country, clubbing and tear- gassing protesters, firing shots into the air and arresting hundreds of the monks who are at the heart of the demonstrations.<\/p>\n
The Reuters news agency quoted hospital and monastery sources as saying two monks and a civilian were killed and several people were wounded in the crackdown. [Police Clash with Monks in Myanmar<\/em><\/a>. New York Times. September 26 2007]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Where is ASEAN<\/a>? Busy drafting that little charter of yours<\/a>?<\/p>\n
Inaction would signal this: the worthlessness of the ASEAN Charter, for all its grand \u2014 and most likely empty \u2014 promises to ensure human rights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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