Sir, - The news that the dictatorship in Burma has banned U2's latest album because it supports the cause of the rightful leader of Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi, is proof, if further proof were needed, that the military regime in Rangoon is sensitive to international opinion.
Congratulations to Bono and the rest of U2 for keeping human rights issues such as this in the public domain. If more people with a profile as high as Bono's had the courage to speak out then perhaps the day of the dictator and the despot would be numbered and life for millions of innocent people would be a lot easier.
Private condemnation of the activities of the regime in Burma is not enough. The people of that oppressed country deserve our support in whatever way we can offer it. The military junta in Burma should not be allowed to forget the atrocities and human rights abuses that they have committed in their attempts to wield power over a population that has already expressed their wish at the ballot box to be rid of them.
Anyone who cares about liberty of thought, freedom of expression and all the other "human rights" has a duty to join with Bono to show solidarity with the millions of people in Burma and many other countries in the world where rights, that we in this part of the world often take for granted, are denied. - Yours, etc.,
John O'Shea, GOAL, PO Box 19, Dun Laoghaire,Co Dublin.