Common Sense 108 – The Lure of Foreign Dragons

Myanmar’s military rulers violently crack down on anti-government demonstrators. Dan wonders what can be done. Should some powerful outside nation intervene? Also: Riffin’ on the News.

Show Notes:

1. “Some bad news to break” by Eugene Robinson for the Washington Post, Sept 24, 2007.
2. “Parties losing their hold” by the editorial staff of the Eugene Register-Guard, Sept. 24, 2007.
3. “Sniper team tells of pressure from above” by Ned Parker, for the Los Angeles Times, Oct. 4, 2007.
4. “Judge voids parts of Patriot Act” by William McCall for The Associated Press, Sept. 27, 2007.
5. “Escaping the Budget Impasse” by Robert J. Samuelson for the Washington Post, Oct. 3, 2007.