Oct 22 2007

Burma: Panties for Peace

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A chink that Molly Ivins would have loved has been found in the armor of the rulers of Burma. Read about it here:

http://www.dailymail…
http://www.salon.com…
http://www.nowpublic…
http://lannaactionfo…

The addresses of Myanmas/Burma’s embassies worldwide are here:
http://www.myanmars….

Ladies, you know what to do.

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    • Tigana on October 22, 2007 at 04:07
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    Thank you 🙂

  2. and a peace sign on each cup, that would make a cute outfit….

  3. that someone ELSE did this story!

    I saw it but didn’t know how to …handle it?

    • KrisC on October 22, 2007 at 05:09
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    on NPR, yesterday was it, maybe Friday while driving in the car.  I started laughing, what a perfect idea.  I think I’ve got an extra pair to send off…Heh!

    We should send old, stinky mens’ socks to Bush!

    Once again, love the graphic, Tigana-thank you!

    • fatdave on October 22, 2007 at 05:18
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    The things my mother in law wears could bring about world peace in our time!

    • Pluto on October 22, 2007 at 05:24
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    ….to me.

  7. An activist group in Thailand believes it can do what the United Nations couldn’t — peacefully put a stop to Burma’s iron-fisted junta. For all the United Nations’ diplomatic deliberation during the regime’s violent crackdown on peaceful protesters, it just never considered sending panties to Burmese embassies. Oh, but the Panties for Peace campaign has — that’s exactly what they’re urging women the world over to do.

    There is some logic to this underwear offensive — apparently junta members believe that women’s panties (regardless of whether they are clean or dirty) will leech them of their power. “Not only are they brutal, but they are also very superstitious,” Jackie Pollack, a member of the Lanna Action for Burma Committee, told the Guardian Unlimited. “Condemnation by the United Nations and governments around the world have had no impact on the Burmese regime. This is a way of trying to reach them where they will feel it.”

    from Salon’s broadsheet

    I LOVE this!!!

    • Tigana on October 22, 2007 at 06:11
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    Thanks for all the great comments – and it is nice to see this on the Rec list!

    What’s the Rethuglican version of this? Let’s figure out what that is and send it to them.

  9. Bless you. I had no idea this was up. I need a moment to post some incredible stuff.

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