Violence in Burma

As feared, things are turning uglier in Burma with the clash between the Buddhist monks and the common people vs. the military junta in power there. Reports so far indicate that two monks have been killed and at least a hundred or more arrested (according to The New York Times and BBC News). The BBC News site has lots of background information on their site. Here's one passage from the BBC article that I found moving (but read the whole article via my links):
Monks marching to the home of Aung San Suu Kyi reportedly urged civilians not to join them.
"We monks will do this, please don't join us, don't do anything violent," they were quoted by AFP as saying.
One witness quoted by Reuters said civilians were shielding the marching monks.
"They are marching down the streets, with the monks in the middle and ordinary people either side - they are shielding them, forming a human chain," the witness said.

I'm really upset about this situation. The people of Burma deserve our full support. The level of bravery being shown by the monks and nuns is astonishing--men and women in monastic robes vs. trained soldiers with big shields and riot gear, not to mention tear gas and guns. UN peacekeeping troops should already be there, if the world wasn't so messed up.

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