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Blood and guts

Part one: The crackdown By Nick Mayo in Thailand and Aung Hla Tun in Rangoon

AFTER six weeks of bravery, hope and defiance, the streets ofRangoonwere sullenlyquiet yesterday,amid growingfearsthat Burma'sgenerals havecrushedthe biggest challenge to their rule in two decades in the only way they know how; by using massive lethal force.