Comments on: Japanese Journalist Killed in Burma Protest Crackdown

By: Photo Of Japanese Journalist’s Death Wins Pulitzer Prize : Japan Probe

Photo Of Japanese Journalist’s Death Wins Pulitzer Prize : Japan Probe — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 04:42:16 +0000

[...] famous photo of Kenji Nagai dying after being shot by Burmese troops has won a Pulitzer Prize: Reuters won the Pulitzer Prize for [...]

By: Public Accountability Network » Blog Archive » Journalist Killed In Burma

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 05:58:27 +0000

[...] JapanProbe has a high res picture of the soldier involved, standing over his body on the floor. One theory put forward was the journalist’s video camera was mistaken for some sort of weapon, yet this is hard to believe bearing in mind the proximity of the soldier. [...]

By: concerned Filipino

concerned Filipino — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 04:02:02 +0000

Some news reports stated that the regular military units were backed up by pro-government “vigilante” militias or paramilitary groups. This soldier could be from one.

By: » Japanese Journalist Killed in Burma » Finding Japan

» Japanese Journalist Killed in Burma » Finding Japan — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 02:57:09 +0000

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By: the overthinker

the overthinker — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 02:38:50 +0000

Style is fine, but one would imagine military uniforms are supposed to be determined by practicality.

It may or may not be poverty, but it certainly seems indicative of a certain sloppiness towards what an army should be – rather, they look like a militia or some similar semi-formal group that gains power through guns. Also, perhaps they do not need real boots as they will never be fighting any enemy more threatening than civilians….

By: Aekutopia

Aekutopia — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 20:06:16 +0000

Well…I have been to Myanmar as a traveller around 3 years ago. I could say almost every Burmese citizen, even high-level soilders and civil servants who are more wealthy, also wear flip-flop as their footwear.
I think it’s their style rather than a sign of poverty.(No pun intended)

By: the overthinker

the overthinker — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 01:01:08 +0000

Anything you need to know about the Burmese army can be seen from this guy’s footwear. Flip-flops for a soldier?? (And a three-sizes too big uniform). Looks like they’re just getting poor peasants off the rice fields and arming them.

By: Burma - Facebook groups -- Alan Pritt

Burma - Facebook groups -- Alan Pritt — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:56:54 +0000

[...] Also a video from a Japanese News report showing video of journalist Kenji Nagai being shot. Also look here [...]

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:24:34 +0000

It’s been time for the world to start turning its back on this retched nation. If Japanese companies want to do business with Burma, which many do, then so be it. But perhaps this situation will influence the names of those organizations to be released to the public so that they can be shamed…

I was listening to the okyoku’s speech protest in front of the embassy this morning and I think it’s the first time I’ve agreed with them… (Strange!)

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:38:08 +0000

Nagai is a hero. More shame on Burmese rulers. I heard on the radio that they say he was killed by a “stray bullet”. What a sad lie. A bullet that was intended to kill a Burmese civilian perhaps. It’s time for Burmese soldiers to turn their weapons on this pathetic regime and consign it to history.

By: equinoXio » » Junta militar bloquea internet, siguen las protestas en Myanmar, solidaridad mundial con camisetas rojas

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:18:36 +0000

[...] la cadena Fuji TV mostraba las imágenes del momento en que era abatido el fotógrafo japonés Kenji Nagai, de la agencia APF [...]

By: shazzb0t

shazzb0t — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:41:06 +0000

As people of Burma die in the streets, China does nothing. Sounds familiar? Only a year before the Olympics start, the PRC shows just how much it cares and just much of a leader in the world it really is. Pathetic. China is still a brain dead child playing in the mud.

By: Perujin » [Video] Camarógrafo Japonés asesinado en Birmania

Perujin » [Video] Camarógrafo Japonés asesinado en Birmania — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:13:25 +0000

[...] Visto en Japan Probe [...]

By: Garrett

Garrett — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 05:01:05 +0000

It’s about time Burma got some attention. Wnder if this will get Japanese companies, with the support of the Japanese government, to stop dealing with the junta. Wonder if Bush will carry through on his threat to isolate and make a pariah of any country that deals with Burma once someone tells him that includes Japan. D’oh!

By: Durf

Durf — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 03:19:32 +0000

Disgusting. China will continue to prop up the thugs in power. Nobody else will do much at all.

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By: Amadou

Amadou — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 01:59:58 +0000

You know being back in America from a year living in Asia I try to keep up with all that goes on on that site of the world, I’ve been keeping up with the crisis in Myanmar, I felt strongly against the whole thing but this just brings it to another level. To kill an innocent man who was just recording the situation? How pathetic, not to sound all bad but it kind of reminds of the Japanese in China during WWII. None of this is new though, everyone knows majority of governments in South East Asia are BEYOND CORRUPT! The Military believes that because they hold the ammo, they control the power in most south east Asian countries. I am glad though to hear the US has taken a stance and put sanctions on the country, but the next key player in this is China, if that government doesn’t take the ability to do something, I feel like this issue will be drawn out for some time.