The Killing Fields of Burma: Crisis Enters New Phase

Britain's Daily Mail recently published the account of a defecting Burmese general who says "the bodies number in the thousands." Diplomatic sources report killing fields: Buddhist monks in concentration camps, beaten, slaughtered, bodies dumped in rivers. The true colors of Burma's junta may be exposed for all the world to see. The junta is akin to Nazis or the Khmer Rouge. The crisis in Burma has entered a new phase.

The first priority must be to carry on the spirit of Burma's peaceful protests abroad. In this regard, our efforts should target China. We must do what is necessary to prevent China from offering further support to its murderous ally. China is well integrated into the global economy; it is vulnerable to outside pressure.

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Because China doesn't want the outside world to interfere in the affairs of its ally, talk of outside interference in Burma's affairs should top the international agenda. This is a tactic to make China listen, and make the regime take the world seriously. No reasonable option should be off the table. The more viable options for interference the outside world seriously discusses, the more pressure this puts on China and its ally, the Burmese junta. Viable options may or may not include:

• Support for rebel groups who are already fighting the Burmese junta.
• The Naypyidaw Option.
• Other ideas?