This gives some background including some overlooked by Christopher Hitchens (due to his hatred of all religions). It is worth noting that Christianity has a good record on Burma as well. However, a majority of the Karen Christians are either dead or in Thailand just now.
1 posted on
10/02/2007 8:35:06 AM PDT by
JimSEA
To: Wiz; LeoWindhorse; rontorr
2 posted on
10/02/2007 11:05:14 AM PDT by
TigersEye
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To: JimSEA
Also encouraging was the arrival for talks in Burma over the weekend of the UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari, apparently after China's intervention with the Burmese authorities. Encouraging to who? The junta?
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10/02/2007 11:07:30 AM PDT by
TigersEye
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