posted by Charles H. Russo on Sep 29
Photo of beaded and sequinned tapestry at Centre Pompidou, Paris by Jordana Shalhoub. Click photo to view detail.
Despite a whirlwind of guests and brocantes, I’ve been keeping a close eye on the news from Burma. I’ve been dismayed by the Burmese government’s deliberate and targeted violence against peaceful protesters. The Washington-based group US Campaign for Burma said around 200 protesters have been killed, including Japanese journalist Kenji Nagai. Shari Villarosa, the most senior US diplomat in Burma told reporters, “It’s tragic. These were peaceful demonstrators, very well behaved.”
The Independent, London reported that a Burmese journalist said, “The police were shooting everything
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