Myanmar tries to cut Internet, cell access

"In a bid to keep news of its crackdown from the world, the military regime tries to block communications, but the images still flow." Protests in Myanmar have continued and the government violently cracked down on what were mostly peaceful protests against the current millitaristic government. In order to try and stop spreading the news to the outside world the government has tried to block internet and cell phone access, yet messages and pictures continue to flow out. Experts believe that an accurate number of casualties can not be given since it is believed that the government collects the bodies and drives them off, but they believe it to be somewhere between a 100 and 200 people, way above the governments official count of 8 people. During the protests against 45 year of brutal military rule a Japanese photojournalist was shot by a bullet from a soldier who aimed directly at him. The Japanese have demanded an explanation. In the last few days the protests have smalled down due to the monks being detained to their temples, the monks sparked the protests which went into the tens of thousands, they have calmed down to about 5000. The government apparently also is not using live bullets now but rubber bullets instead, probably due to the international outcry it . A UN special envoy has been sent, but at the time it is unclear if the Myanmar government genuinely accepts it or whether they just did so because they were pressured by China to do so. I don't understand how a country can survive when so much of it's populace seems so violently opposed but I think the government will stay in power as long as it has the support of the military. Once it looses the support of the military there will be nobody able to defend it from the masses, like it happened in Romania in the early 90's and other countries.