70 democracy protesters freed...one up for peaceful determination

The latest news coming from Myanmar shows that the military government has freed at least 70 people who were detained after the peaceful march and protest in the capital. This includes 50 members of the pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's political party.

On Thursday, Suu Kyi was given an opportunity to meet with the newly appointed Myanmar government official for further negotiation, which was part of the United Nations brokered agreement to push reconciliation between the military junta and Suu Kyi. It would appear that the talks have been fruitful because on the same day, the 70 pro-democracy protesters were released from their imprisonment.

This is a big achievement for the democratic world because it does show to present and future military aggressors that peaceful negotiations are better if not superior to war mongering. It is also worth mentioning that international economic pressures on the Myanmar government played a significant role in probing the military leaders to put on their thinking cap. After all, no country can be an isolator in this present networked world that we live in. North Korea, with all its communistic gung-ho has similarly bowed to peaceful steps of reconciliation with South Korea.

Would Myanmar open their arms to people's power again? Will they put their trust in ballot boxes? That future scenario remains to be seen. Maybe a promise of a future Nobel Peace Prize to the generals would tempt the military leaders to drop their guns and replace them with voting slips. God bless Myanmar.