'Thousands killed in Burma' - Burmese Intelligence Officer

UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari has met Myanmar junta supremo Than Shwe today, to try to persuade him to end a crackdown on the biggest democracy protests in 20 years. The two met in the junta's remote new capital, Naypyitaw, two foreign diplomats said. Also present were Than Shwe's no. 2, General Maung Aye, no. 3, General Thura Shwe Mann, and acting Prime Minister Thein Sein, who's fourth in the hierarchy. The diplomats spoke on condition of anonymity, citing protocol.

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