Today I am participating in the global "Free Burma" blogging movement. In keeping with the subject of this blog, we have at left a black lab wearing red in support of today's "Free Burma" movement (not my photo, it was post on Flickr for the use of bloggers today).
If you're anything like me, you've heard short blurbs about the problems in Myanmar on the radio and you think, "oh that's sad", but you don't really know what's going on, and honestly, don't dwell on it for more than a few seconds. Let's take some time out today to learn about the problems facing Burma, why the monks are protesting, how the government is retaliating and what the international community is doing about it.
ko htike's blog (warning, disturbing, graphic pictures)
BBC: Monks trying to Escape Rangoon
BBC: Sanctions' limited effect in Burma
BBC: UN Envoy holds key Burmese talks
AP: Myanmar Junta steps up propaganda
An example of the Burmese government's propaganda
Raw Story shows smuggled CNN video of the violence in Burma
A letter from inside Burma after the Internet has been blocked
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Our choc lab (I have a pretty funny pic of him on my blog) is still a kid. We love him dearly.
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