- Dat is stap 8 van de 10 stappen naar fascisme. En zelfs over het feit dat de media in Birma zijn uitgeschakeld hoor je de westerse mainstream media vrijwel niet. Daarmee zijn die medeplichtig aan de media-blackout die de militaire junta van Birma in staat stelt haar greep op de bevolking te verstevigen.

"The Burmese military has seen the power of global solidarity for the demonstrators--and has moved to shut down all communications with the outside world.

Last week, Burma went dark--the military shut down all internet, telephone and communication links with the rest of the world. They did it because it has been the pictures, blog posts, and emails--of monks brutally murdered, journalists shot--that have done the most to galvanize the entire world on Burma. Without that flow of information, the media is reporting dry diplomatic processes--and each day the danger grows that the press will move on.

We can't allow the Burmese blackout to succeed. Avaaz is working to support highly respected Burmese democracy and civil society groups by sending them $100,000 in crucial technical and humanitarian support this week. These groups, working in the region with the right equipment and tools, can help bring stories out of Burma and poke holes in the blackout, shining spotlights on the ongoing cruelty in Burma."

uit de nieuwsbrief van
http://www.avaaz.org/en/index.php