I have been reading
Finding George Orwell in Burma, which eerily describes how prophetic Orwell's books,
Animal Farm and
1984 are to the nation of Burma. Its history of socialism turning to chaos and oppressive military dictatorship has the intellectual community in Burma referring to Orwell as "the prophet".
Coincidently, the press has recently jumped onto what has been happening in Burma for years. Never late than never, today we stand with the lives lost in protest for freedom.