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 Posted: May 07, 2008 - 11:21 PM
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Come on, guys! Please donate to the organisation that you feel is most effective. THESE PEOPLE NEED YOUR COMPASSION AND GENEROSITY NOW!
This is breaking my heart and I am trying to do everything I can, but it feels like it isn't enough, and I hate that powerlessness. |
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Posted: May 07, 2008 - 11:37 PM
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Posted: May 08, 2008 - 01:35 AM
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| 100,000 plus those that will perish from disease, starvation, and exposure. |
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Posted: May 09, 2008 - 11:59 PM
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Posted: May 10, 2008 - 12:17 AM
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Heartbreaking.  |
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Posted: May 10, 2008 - 10:20 AM
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| Scum! I hope the myannar tyrants get dysentery. |
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Posted: May 10, 2008 - 03:13 PM
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Posted: May 10, 2008 - 10:30 PM
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Posted: May 11, 2008 - 06:31 PM
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I took this photograph in Yangon. How repulsive it is to see these hideous generals being portrayed in such a pious manner.
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Posted: May 11, 2008 - 06:39 PM
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This link may be of some use for those wishing to bypass the regime.
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/burma_cyclone/6.php?cl=86396597
By going through this site, you donate money directly to the monks in Burma.
Giving to the monks is a smart, fast way to get aid directly to Burma's people. Governments and international aid organizations are important, but face challenges--they may not be allowed into Burma, or they may be forced to provide aid according to the military government's rules. And most will have to spend large amounts of money just setting up operations in the country. The monks are already on the front lines of the aid effort--housing, feeding, and supporting the victims of the cyclone since the day it struck. The International Burmese Monks Organization will send money directly to each monastery through their own networks, bypassing regime controls. |
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Posted: May 11, 2008 - 11:56 PM
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| BINGO...the first pictures I saw out of the Region..were the monks, standing in mud, sawing down trees to get to people... |
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Posted: May 12, 2008 - 09:38 PM
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YANGON, Myanmar - The United States delivered its first relief supplies to Myanmar on Monday, as the U.N. urged the reclusive nation to open its doors to foreign experts who can help up to 2 million cyclone victims facing disease and starvation.
The military C-130 cargo plane, packed with 28,000 pounds of supplies, flew out of the Thai air force base of Utapao and landed in Yangon, capping prolonged negotiations to persuade Myanmar's military government to accept U.S. help.
Several Myanmar Cabinet ministers, military officers and the top U.S. diplomat in Myanmar, Shari Villarosa, greeted the plane.
Government spokesman Ye Htut said the aid, which was transferred to Myanmar army trucks, would be ferried by air force helicopters to the worst-hit Irrawaddy delta later Monday. Two more U.S. air shipments were scheduled to land Tuesday.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080512/ap_on_re_as/myanmar |
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Posted: May 13, 2008 - 12:20 AM
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Well, if Burma doesn't want the West's help, China could sure use the extra hands, supplies, and expertise.
So could Missouri |
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Posted: May 13, 2008 - 04:05 AM
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| We have no choice but to help China....we're in their Pocket |
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Posted: May 13, 2008 - 05:12 AM
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| Debb wrote: | Well, if Burma doesn't want the West's help, China could sure use the extra hands, supplies, and expertise.
So could Missouri |
NO! Burma does want your help. It's the illegal junta that does not. If you want to help, please donate to the monks. The link is above. |
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