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When 20,000 Buddhist monks, nuns and protesters marched through Rangoon’s streets, a 50-year-old housewife broke into tears as she rushed to the sidewalk to cheer them on.

She said they were tears of joy because, like many in the country ruled with an iron fist by the military, she sees the monks as Burma’s preeminent moral authority taking a stand on behalf of the people.

The Standard