Burma's Junta Protested, in D.C., at Embassy Row Rally

On Saturday, Oct. 6, 2007, a protest action, rally and march directed at the Junta now running the country of Burma, a/k/a Myanmar, was held on Embassy Row, in Washington, D.C. There is abundant evidence on the public record that the brutal military regime in that beleaguered country is arresting, killing and torturing, on a wholesale basis, scores of human rights activists, while viciously suppressing any public dissent to their criminal policies. At noon, the demonstration began in front of the Embassy of Burma. Then, the protesters proceeded to march to the Embassies of China and India. Today is "International Free Burma Day." Speaking at the rally in front of the Burma Embassy was Mr. Bo Hla-Tint. He is associated with the "National Coalition of the Union of Burma," a government-in-exile. When the protesters got to Embassy of China, they chanted: "Boycott the Olympics!" The 2008 Olympics are planned for China. It was accused today, by some of the speakers, of collaborating with the Junta now running Burma. One of the themes for the rally was: "Support the Monks!"
For background information, please see: http://www.uscampaignforburma.org/ and
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7029208.stm and
http://www.washingtonpeacecenter.net/civic/. A longer video of the rally, 29 minutes, 4 seconds, can be found at: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5726295724987991318

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[Popsicle22754]

@Auntorious9 I dont think the Shan, koren and other ethnic groups in Burma (Myanmar) care about any sanctions the US has imposed I think it has to kinda do with the Junta displacing millions, killing thousands,rigged elections, forced labor camps, its illegal drug trade which makes up the majority of the export from Burma, its goal to obtain nuclear weapons and ballistics misiles ya i dont know where you got democrats considering we want to open relations with foreign factions and countries....

[Auntorious9]

All these Democrats think about is boycott, sanctions, embargo, etc. Don't you see how this effect the people of Myanmar? Its harder to live and work business with other countries if there are sanctions. I hate Democrats for that, they made my life alot harder and alot of ppl i know.

Death to America for sanctioning our country and to hell with all the democrats!

Myanmar Naingan Taw AUNG SAE! AUNG SAE! AUNG SAE!

[iydsysstole101]

Great, from darfur, to indonesisa, to france, to italy, to globe tracking, and than to mobile swiftly bursting open all actions against innocents, of the world, russian star? Is your brain working?

[wmh154]

Coward and lazy activists, don't take ownership of their own problems.

Don't have the ball to pick a riffle and fight. So put the problems on China's lap. "China you fix it". So they boycott Olympic. Is olympic is political BS?

If China stop selling arms. Then what.

So regime changes.With another corrupted one.Ah the same sh*t. Germany, US, Australia had been selling arms to the same regime. That's ok. Right? Why?

One word. F**king "politics".

You deserve the government you have.

[noolympics]

Please go to facebook.com

Join the discussion group:

"Support the Monks' protest in Burma"

to voice your opinion!

There are 430,000 members supporting the Burmese Buddhist monks!

[grailmaiden]

Condoleeza Rice served on Board of Directors Chevron Oil over 10 years Chevron Oil bought oil pipleline from Unocal Oil prosecuted using forced SLAVE LABOR Burmese build pipeline Earth Rights International sued Unocal Oil sold to Chevron ONLY thing propping up junta is millions in oil reveneues Chevron pays crypto-fascist military junta Force Condoleeza Rice to resign if she refuses then IMPEACH Bush/Cheney for complicity in keeping junta going

[BurmeseMyochit]

Boycott Chinese Olympics 2008.

Chinese government knowingly support the killer burmese regime. Now everyone around the world know that the Burmese REgime has been killing and arresting Innocent Monks and prtesters!

Boycott 2008 Chinese Olympics