Rev. Danny Fisher

Via Precious Metal: In the wake of yet another useless U.N. special envoy visit to Burma, Frida Ghitis writes for the Miami Herald that “helping the Burmese people’s nonviolent struggle requires outspoken, vigorous and relentless diplomacy.” She’s yet another voice saying that Burma’s close ally China needs to take a greater role in ending human rights abuses in the country. “Beijing must hear that its post-Olympic international standing requires that it, too, pressure the junta to negotiate a transition of power,” she says.