Myanmar Junta Massacring Monks

According to a former intelligence officer for Burma's ruling junta, the true death toll inflicting on the people of Myanmar is in the thousands.

The most senior official to defect so far, Hla Win, said: "Many more people have been killed in recent days than you've heard about. The bodies can be counted in several thousand."

Mr Win, who spoke out as a Swedish diplomat predicted that the revolt has failed, said he fled when he was ordered to take part in a massacre of holy men. He has now reached the border with Thailand.

Monks have been slaughtered and their bodies dumped in the jungle.

This is what dictatorships do to stay alive. They kill those who stand in their way - even Buddhist monks.

I fear that the situation will get worse and the junta will never be held to account for their crimes.

UPDATE:
SeeDubya takes what is happening in Myanmar and extends it to what we've seen in the past - China - and what may happen in Iran. It's an insightful post and spot-on.