"The US Congress is poised to punish the generals in Burma with new sanctions after their recent heavy-handed crackdown on Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy party. The bill on Capitol Hill, if passed, will impose on Burma the toughest economic sanctions to date. The measure includes a ban on Burmese imports to the US and a freeze on the regime?s US assets, as well as a ban on visas to all top government officials and their families, members of the government-sponsored Union Solidarity Development Association and the managers of state-run enterprises. It sends a strong political message to the despots and is welcomed by many Burmese at home and abroad. But the majority of Burmese, who have suffered under the military regime for decades, want more than just sanctions. They want to see the end of the regime that makes them feel like hostages in their own home. To that end, they want help from the outside..."