BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Burmese military threatens monks
As understandable as the energy surrounding Ahmadinejad’s speech at Columbia, the chain of events in Myanmar is much more compelling to me. The steady escalation has me convinced that we face one of two outcomes: another fierce crackdown by the junta, or their overthrow. And, it’s quite possible that a display of intense brutality could very well precipitate the collapse of the regime. Very tense times for a regime that might be a much better fit for the title “evil” leveled against Iran.
