tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658606.post2970367684650026488..comments2023-10-26T09:15:28.561+01:00Comments on The Mystic Traveller: Hiding The News Regarding The Fate Of Thousands Of Monks And Protesters In BurmaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09198295802920751216noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658606.post-11827068340149469042007-10-23T20:00:00.000+01:002007-10-23T20:00:00.000+01:00Sorry to hear that. When writing the above, I had ...Sorry to hear that. When writing the above, I had forgotten that they had cracked down on communications within the country. At this time I 'assume' they are stopping foreigners from entering? Or, at least cameras being confiscated at the airport until the tourist leaves. Rumours of that were going around, but I cannot confirm the truth of them. <BR/><BR/>Not a nice situation. I was saying to people just before they cracked down, that people should not underestimate what the junta could do if it feels threatened. Because some of its generals are trained in psychological warfare. Let's just hope that when the curtain lifts, we won't find cambodia-esque killing field pits :(<BR/><BR/>Btw, no problem about infrequent posts :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658606.post-34855426339284130132007-10-22T14:51:00.000+01:002007-10-22T14:51:00.000+01:00Sadly, Alexander, I have heard nothing from my fri...Sadly, Alexander, I have heard nothing from my friend. I am extremely concerned, because the regular news sources do not seem to be covering the shocking reports I am hearing from refugees and people within Burma. <BR/><BR/>Alexander, it is great to have contact with you again. I am sorry, but I became slack with my blog. I didn't write any reports on my last trips to Burma and Cambodia.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09198295802920751216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658606.post-41842468228249368632007-10-22T13:49:00.000+01:002007-10-22T13:49:00.000+01:00Very interesting. Thanks. Such a shame, because we...Very interesting. Thanks. Such a shame, because we go to the internet so often now for our news feeling we're getting more accurate information away from the main media centres. But it seems we can never know what is real or not or the internet now, as nobody is accountable really. We often trust sources because the source is written down at the end of an article or quote. But how often do readers investigate that and trace it back to clarify? Not often, is my guess. Nowadays I am always very dubious when a juicy quote from someone is sourced as 'Page 34' of a certain book that I probably won't ever be able to locate, meaning verification is almost impossible. It becomes a toss up between using the quote because it is effective for what I wish to use it for, or ditching it because it could be a complete fabrication. Btw, have you heard anything from your monk friends over in Yangon?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com