Earlier today Aung San Suu Kyi was taken from her closely guarded home and driven to a state guesthouse in Rangoon. It’s believed she met a government minister who was recently appointed as a liaison between Burma’s democracy icon and the country’s military rulers. Is this the first sign of breakthough talks?
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/25/asia/AS-GEN-Myanmar-Suu-Kyi.php
Pro-democracy advocates had hoped that last month’s protests would galvanize world opinion and create enough outside pressure to force the junta’s leaders to the bargaining table. One man I spoke to yesterday told me that: “People in Burma are living with fear but are very angry. The country is a timebomb and if the international community can’t intervene there will be more uprisings which will be brutally cutdown”. Is he right? We’d like to hear from you?
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Might be a bit harsh for me to say this, but… Burma? Again? Let diplomacy take its course, too much media spotlight can be bad too. The junta might make use of the media attention to put out propaganda messages or give “facts” that are untrue. Sometimes it’s better just to not focus on one thing too much.