Burmese monks 'to be sent away'

[eppur_se_muova]

Source: BBC

Thousands of monks detained in Burma's main city of Rangoon will be sent to prisons in the far north of the country, sources have told the BBC.

About 4,000 monks have been rounded up in the past week as the military government has tried to stamp out pro-democracy protests.

They are being held at a disused race course and a technical college.

Sources from a government-sponsored militia said they would soon be moved away from Rangoon.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7022437.stm

[redqueen]

1. Are they going to jail or execute ALL the monks?

:wtf:

[eppur_se_muova]

10. They seem Hell-bent on trying. Almost like Maoist-style oppression. nt

[IndyOp]

2. Burma: Thousands dead in massacre of the monks dumped in the jungle

Burma: Thousands dead in massacre of the monks dumped in the jungle

Thousands of protesters are dead and the bodies of hundreds of executed monks have been dumped in the jungle, a former intelligence officer for Burma's ruling junta has revealed.

The most senior official to defect so far, Hla Win, said: "Many more people have been killed in recent days than you've heard about. The bodies can be counted in several thousand."

Mr Win, who spoke out as a Swedish diplomat predicted that the revolt has failed, said he fled when he was ordered to take part in a massacre of holy men. He has now reached the border with Thailand.

A Swedish diplomat who visited Burma during the protests said last night that in her opinion the revolution has failed. "The military regime won and a new generation has been violently repressed and violently denied democracy. The people in the street were young people, monks and civilians who were not participating during the 1988 revolt."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3012305

[GoddessOfGuinness]

6. Oh...oh...

I have no words...only tears...

[ellisonz]

18. Only the Daily Mail is reporting that so far to my knowledge...

[TechBear_Seattle]

3. Burma is a *very* religious country

Turning thousands of monks into martyrs is the very worst thing the government could do; nothing will inflame the populace against the government than this.

[endarkenment]

5. Read up on 8888

The 8888 Uprising (Burmese: ၈၄လုံး or ရ္ဟစ္‌လေးလုံး‌; MLCTS: hrac le: lum:) was a national peaceful revolution demanding democracy that started on August 8, 1988 (whence the name of the uprising, from 8-8-'88), in Burma (now Myanmar), when university students started the initial demonstrations in Rangoon.

The Uprising ended on September 18, 1988, after a bloody military coup by the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC). Thousands, mostly monks and civilians (primarily students) were killed by the Tatmadaw (Burmese armed forces).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8888_Uprising

These shitheads will not hesitate to kill another few thousand monks and civilians to buy another 20 years of power.

[0007]

20. Blackwater should be turned loose on those goons that run

Myanmar Burma.

[zbdent]

4. "for their own protection"?

[JPZenger]

7. This Looks Very Very Bad

Taking thousands of prisoners off to an isolated location? That sounds very very bad.

Maybe Bush can make room for them at Guantanomo.

[uppityperson]

8. k&r for those who risk their lives and freedom for life and freedom.

[Mike03]

9. Devastated beyond words

I'm so devastated by this news. Like some others, I thought maybe this story would turn out to be a very positive story of army mutiny and the triumph of the oppressed. Maybe deep down I knew it wouldn't turn out so gloriously, but this is so obscene, horrific and depressing.

I'm still waiting for some spiritual leaders like (my own) the Dalai Lama to speak out.

Kick and Rec so that people take a second look at what has happened, or is happening here.

[David__77]

11. I do not support the repression, but the country is called Myanmar.

Not "Burma."

[eppur_se_muova]

12. The democracy movement still calls it Burma, and considers 'Myanmar' illegitimate.

see the backgrounder at BBC:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7013943.stm

[hatrack]

13. Yes, but it's pronounced "Fascism"

Fucking goons.

[bicentennial_baby]

14. Well, if you support the military junta then...

'cause that's who named it 'Myanmar'...Me, I'll stick with the people who want and work for democracy in Burma :)

[CreekDog]

15. Don't you tell us what to call it

and perhaps you should tell the protestors to call it "Myanmar" also. Will you tell them they are wrong right here?

[NYC]

16. Burma Resources Thread started by emlev.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1954428

[ellisonz]

17. Murder.

[ohio2007]

19. UN left the country, people are being scooped up

Junta 'dragging people from homes'
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=paMonks_Wed_19_Burma_arrests&show_article=1



Thousands of protesters and monks missing in secret gulag of the generals

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article2577636.ece


Crab Rangoon is made of people

[T_i_B]

21. Burmese soldiers 'had orders to kill monks'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/10/04/wburma104.xml

A Burmese army major has told how he defected from his unit after secret codes were issued ordering them to shoot and kill protesting monks.

Speaking from his refuge on the Thai border, Major Hla Lin said he fled before protests began in earnest last week in Rangoon.

"I knew the plan to shoot and kill the monks. There were secret codes to start shooting. If I had stayed on I would have to follow these orders," said Major Hla Lin. "I am a Buddhist and I did not want to carry out these orders."

Major Hla is the only officer known to have disobeyed orders during the latest crisis, but his defection boosts hopes that there may be tensions or splits within the army.

[ohio2007]

22. Burmese soldiers shooting demonstrators....Raw footage

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=7ba_1191451163