Rev. Danny Fisher

This from Avaaz.org:

Trapped in a deadly conflict between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil rebels, an estimated 250,000 innocent civilians are in desperate need of help.

The U.S., Sri Lanka’s biggest development and military aid donor, has called for protecting “safe zones” for civilians, and a cease-fire to allow food and medical aid–but Sri Lanka has refused, and civilians are under fire from both sides. If the U.S. turns up the pressure now, it could save lives — and we have a chance to urge the Obama administration to do just that.

The U.S. State Department has agreed to brief Secretary Hillary Clinton on the number of messages sent about Sri Lanka. If enough of us around the world write in, we can make clear that Sri Lanka’s war is no longer a “forgotten conflict,” and help persuade the U.S. to take action.

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This from our friend and past interviewee Ven. Kobutsu Malone: Satirical, left-wing singer-songwriter Roy Zimmerman’s unique ditty “in support of [Burma's] monks”…

Via Wisdom Quarterly: American Buddhist Journal:

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His Holiness the Dalai Lama leaves for the airport in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009. Photo by Saurabh Das for the Associated Press.
The Associated Press reports that His Holiness the Dalai Lama said Tuesday he was feeling “much better, almost normal,” after being treated in a New Delhi hospital for a pain in his left arm that doctors diagnosed as a pinched nerve. Stay healthy, Your Holiness!