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["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lflj@intrex.net>]

Maybe a moment of silence and contemplation for these monks who have made 
such sacrifice.
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<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7022437.stm>
Last Updated: Monday, 1 October 2007, 17:08 GMT 18:08 UK

Thousands of monks detained in Burma's main city of Rangoon will be sent to prisons in the far north of the country, 
sources have told the BBC.

About 4,000 monks have been rounded up in the past week as the military government has tried to stamp out pro-democracy 
protests.

They are being held at a disused race course and a technical college.

Sources from a government-sponsored militia said they would soon be moved 
away from Rangoon.

The monks have been disrobed and shackled, the sources told BBC radio's Burmese service. There are reports that the 
monks are refusing to eat.

The country has seen almost two weeks of sustained popular unrest, in the most serious challenge to the military 
leadership for more than two decades.
        
Their eyes are on the international community, their only hope is that the 
world will see their plight and help them
A Buddhist activist

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