Burma’s Brutal Crackdown Continues

Although the streets of Yangon, Burma's largest city are now quiet and empty of protesters, the killing has not stopped. Der Spiegel correspondents report that police forces have invaded monasteries in the area, imprisoning and executing dissenters under the cover of darkness. Although the world condemns violence against unarmed protesters, some authorities see cause for hope. British Ambassador to Burma Mark Canning notes that the United Nations envoy met with both the leader of the junta regime and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Perhaps most importantly, China expresses impatience with the conflict and could soon urge its economically dependent ally to take steps toward economic reform, ending widespread hunger, poverty and discontent that have troubled the people of Burma for four decades. Killing opponents in the middle of the night does not resolve the problems or end hatred for the inefficient and corrupt regime. – YaleGlobal