Good Luck and good fortune to all the monks and peaceful protestors.

Geoffrey McNab, Belfast,

Why have only the French warned there will be consequences if Junta takes military action and cause a massacre - come on UN , Britain and USA stand up for Democracy and Basic Human Rights

Heather Lee , London, United Kingdom

In the Way of Ghandi.

Tarni, London, UK

Re: Burma Protest; The people in pink you have labeled on your front page as "monks" are not monks, but nuns.

Joe, New York,

I was in Burma in the 70's and I noted then that protesters wearing only sandals had little chance of ousting soldiers wearing army boots. I fear that nothing has changed - the peaceful do not inherit the Earth, they just get the bits the thugs don't want.

Al, Weybridge, UK

Judging from British standards of democracy where 1.5 million war protesters can be safely ignored, 100,000 Burmese is hardly worth a mention.

kate, hong kong,

It now needs a substantial part (majority) of the military to break away and support them.
Hope this go's well for the Burmese people. *fingers crossed*

Phill Barlow, Wirral, England

Words cannot express the admiration I have for the Generation 88 student activists who started the ball rolling by marching peacefully on the streets of Rangoon in protest against the masive fuel price hike in August of this year.

This sparked off the Saffron Revolution in progress. China as the godfather of the Burmese military thugs bears great responsiblity to restrain the blood thirsty Burmese generals. I am sure China would not want to be defending its client state with the hands dripped with the blood of the sanghas so close to the Beijing Olympics.

On my part I am ashamed having committed the sin of silence.

Dr, Samuel Lin, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR

When sweet and patient people get angry and determined, look out!

Linda Dial, Calgary, Canada

U.S media is busy covering O.J Simpson. Uk has much better coverage. U.S Media is pathetic.

Cobeone, San Francisco, U.S.A

It takes tremendous courage to protest in a country like Burma.
To pit your weaponless body against the weapon clad junta is admirable. May these protests inspire and bear their rightful fruit.

Stewart Helmsley, Nw York, NY, USA

It's time for people to stop and take a closer look at what is happening around the world. The outrage, the inhumanity and lack of respect to the country of Burma by its own government has been going on too long! Democracy is what the United States is built upon. We love America; we love our country. Shouldn't the people of Burma have an opportunity for democracy and to love their country too? Give support to the Burmese people for their struggle for democracy.

Bruce, Duarte, CA, USA

Dear Andrew Milner, refusing to use the militarily imposed official name of Myanmar, because we disapprove of the government doesn't becomes "increasingly ridiculous"; it is only ridiculous if you support the military régime who imposed the change.

André Gadomsky, Rye Harbour, UK

The name Myanmar is an artificial construct of the military junta, as Kampuchea was a construct of Pol Pot. For Burmese, Myanmar is an enforced name which they only use because they are compelled to. For them, the country is Burma. It may be official, but it is not accepted.

Bernie, townsville, australia

I realise you are simply complying with a UK government directive in referring to the country as Burma rather than Myanmar, the name since 1989, but you really are out of step with the rest of the international media as well as the UN and Amnesty International. Refusing to use the official name of the country because you disapprove of the government becomes increasingly ridiculous as the years pass. Amazing that a Labour government would insist on using colonial names, thus to draw attention to the colonial period. FYI Sittwe is the local name, while Akyab is the colonial name.

Andrew Milner, Yokohama, Kanagawa

I have been following this story for 2-3 weeks and still have not seen any articles in any US newscasts. You would think that it would prove that ML King, Jr. was right in his ideas of non-violent protests.

Cheryl, Fort Wayne, IN, USA