Hello,

> By the way: there has been some talk in other circles
> about nominating the Burmese sangha for the Nobel
> Peace Prize.

Evidently, due to the lack of information from Myanmar, the notions
about events there took on some mythical features.

I would highly recommend the detailed video report:

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/A0A81AA6-DACD-4913-AB67-AA8602962EAB.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UqQaizM15Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2goTVC5g3M

And the account from inside the monastery:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7022475.stm

Best wishes, Dmytro http://dhamma.ru/sadhu/