“URGENT: By now you should be aware of the devastation that has occured in the oppressed nation of Myanmar (aka: Burma). A cyclone ripped through heavily populated areas of the country, virtually burying large cities such as Yangoon. 100,000 people are now reported dead and obviously millions are without necessary food, clean water and medical attention. What has frustrated the world though is the country's reluctance to accept the majority of international aid. The latest information can be found here on CNN: CNN LINK MYANMAR Or here at the BBC: BBC LINK MYANMAR This is yet another real world issue that people can sink their hearts into. Stay tuned to this site for more information about the atrocities taking place right now in Darfur. While we in America continue to see our own civil rights, economy and infrastructure erode, thousands of people are suffering a far worse fate. Deprived of food, water and shelter, slaughtered like sheep and denied the simply opportunities to survive, they badly need our help and attention.”