Burma: Protests continue, Suu Kyi greets the monks

In what is beginning to look like a Saffron Revolution, Buddhist monks in Burma today staged their sixth consecutive day of peaceful protest in Rangoon, Mandalay, and other Burmese cities and large towns. As with the five previous days, there was no violence.

A couple of VERY noteworthy items about today's activities:

1. The protesters were allowed past police roadblocks to file past Aung San Suu Kyi's lakeside home/prison. Suu Kyi herself was allowed out of the house on to the porch or front yard. She prayed silently with the monks, appeared to be in tears, but did not speak.


2. The number of people involved in the protests has grown daily. Today's estimates from BBC are 2,000 marchers in Rangoon, and up to 10,000 in the religious center of Mandalay. This, in a country where protests involving 15 activists have been newsworthy in the past.

We'll keep our eye on MSNBC, BBC, and the US Campaign for Burma, and will try to stay on top of what may be the biggest story in Burma in 60 years.