Theos-Talk Archives (October 2007 Message tt00010)

Dear John

Thank you for your response and concern. What you say is of course 
correct, however any action of almost any kind is better than none. 
Actually the words quoted in the post are not my own, but from the 
Avaaz team who seem to be doing a magnificent job confronting many of 
these contemporary issues via internet lobbying. All strength to them.

Kind regards
Nigel

--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, Augoeides-222@... wrote:
>
> Nigel,,
>    Thanks for your comments and post. The condition is intolerable 
and reprehensible and an offense against humanity. But the reality is 
that both Russia and China being permanent members of the UN Security 
Council have direct complicity that has allowed this state to exist 
untouched in it's tyranny for 4 decades. Russia sells advanced 
Armaments to Myanmar and has refused in the past to allow sanctions, 
the same for China who is  an active partner in Energy exploitation 
of that country, both have regularly used their Veto power to negate 
progress if it effects their own desired ambitions of power in that 
Nation. China today made the comments that it is too early to make 
any decision in regard to any UN action. Being a realist I personally 
do not have a lot of confidence in sudden change there.
> 
> Best regards,
> John
> 
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> From: "nhcareyta" <nhcareyta@...> 
> Avaaz.org - The World in Action
> 
> Dear friends,
> 
> Burma's generals have brought their brutal iron hand down on 
peaceful 
> monks
> and protesters -- but in response, a massive global outcry is 
> gathering
> pace. The roar of global public opinion is being heard in hundreds 
of
> protests outside Chinese and Burmese embassies, people round the 
world
> wearing the monks' color red, and on the internet-- where our 
> petition has
> exploded to over 200,000 signers in just 72 hours.
> 
> People power can win this. Burma's powerful sponsor China can halt 
the
> crackdown, if it believes that its international reputation and the 
> 2008
> Olympics in Beijing depend on it. To convince the Chinese 
government 
> and
> other key countries, Avaaz is launching a major global and Asian ad
> campaign on Wednesday, including full page ads in the Financial 
Times 
> and
> other newspapers, that will deliver our message and the number of 
> signers.
> We need 1 million voices to be the global roar that will get China's
> attention. If every one of us forwards this email to just 20 
friends, 
> we'll
> reach our target in the next 72 hours. Please sign the petition at 
> the link
> below -if you haven't already- and forward this email to everyone 
you 
> care
> about:
> 
> http://www.avaaz.org/en/stand_with_burma/t.php
> 
> The pressure is working - already, there are signs of splits in the 
> Burmese
> Army, as some soldiers refuse to attack their own people. The 
brutal 
> top
> General, Than Shwe, has reportedly moved his family out of the 
> country - he
> must fear his rule may crumble.
> 
> The Burmese people are showing incredible courage in the face of 
> horror.
> We're broadcasting updates on our effort over the radio into Burma 
> itself -
> telling the people that growing numbers of us stand with them. 
> Let's do
> everything we can to help them.
> 
> With hope and determination,
> 
> Ricken, Paul, Pascal, Graziela, Galit, Ben, Milena and the whole 
> Avaaz Team
> 
> Please add avaaz@... to your address book to make sure you keep
> receiving emails from Avaaz, or go here to unsubscribe.
> 
> Avaaz.org is staffed by a global team of campaigners operating on 3
> continents. We have administrative offices in London, New York, and 
> Rio de
> Janeiro. Please direct mail to our NY office at 260 Fifth Avenue, 
9th
> floor, New York, NY 10001 U.S.A.
> 
> --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "danielhcaldwell" 
> <danielhcaldwell@> wrote:
> >
> > 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. 
> > 
> > See:
> > 
> > 
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?
> > in_article_id=484903
> > 
> > If this link doesn't work, use this one:
> > 
> > http://tinyurl.com/2ljv2m
> > 
> > Daniel
> >
> 
> 
>  
> 
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