Oh dear. The situation in Burma is really, truly, terribly depressing. This column may not be the biggest fan of religion, but even we can admit that shooting hundreds of monks is heavy-handed.

But, as the footage of escalating cruelty and violence dominates our news pages, the question remains -- just how do we solve one of the world's most pressing political problems?

Well, the answer is obvious -- we call in the celebrities.

Step forward Jim Carrey -- for it is he who has decided the time has come to act.

Speaking out to the UN Security Council, Carrey urged: "This is a government that uses its weapons not in self-defence, but against its own citizens.

"The time has come for the United Nations Security Council to start acting less like a group of corporations and more like united nations."

He then pointed out that he has the support of his Bruce Almighty co-star Jennifer Aniston as well.

So pack your bags Burmese dictators -- Jim Carrey has you in his sights.

If only he'd come to the rescue sooner.

DEAR ADOLF...

Much has been made of the new book which details the fan letters Adolf Hitler used to receive when he was in power.

Showing a uniquely German mind set, some of the letters are quite bizarre -- such as asking for permission to name a cake after him.

But The Indo has uncovered some other letters to the man as well: "Dear Adolf, I'm quite a fan of your hands-on leadership and refusal to allow anything as simple as being hated by people of good conscience everywhere to get in the way of making your nation powerful once again.

"My mammy says that when I grow up I can be just like you. I bet you don't have to explain to the Reichstag where you got the money for Bertesgarten either. Yours, Bertie."

"Dear Adolf, I particularly enjoy your refreshing refusal to believe the Zionist lies and I note that you're not a fan of the Americans either. But most of all, I really like your oratorical skills. When I get big enough to stand on a soap box, I want to be just like you. Saluting your indefatigability, George."

Interesting to note how these two precocious children refused to allow the fact that they weren't even born at the time to prevent them from showing their admiration.

OH NO, LUVVIE, CLIMATE CHANGE IS REALLY BAD

Well, we knew that the climate change could be bad and we have already seen plenty of evidence of the damage this can cause -- we've had to endure the appalling Live Earth gigs, lectures about carbon footprints and the sight of every celebrity in the world talking down to the rest of us as if we're idiots.

But now it seems that the time has come to really start worrying -- because the fashion industry says so.

Apparently, the new unpredictability of our weather means that designers are scratching their heads trying to figure out how to make frocks which are appropriate to the season.

According to the director of Milan Fashion Week: "You can't have everyone showing four times a year to present the same thing. People are not prepared to invest in these clothes that, from one season to another, are the same weight and use the same fabric."

As really, really annoying people might say -- Oh. My. God.

But it shouldn't affect Irish designers too much -- after all, the only difference between the seasons in Ireland has always been that the rain is a bit warmer in the summer.

WOW. AN IRISH POLITICIAN WITH COJONES

Next Saturday sees a conference hosted by the Irish Anti War Movement -- which is really the Irish Anti-West And Everything American and Israeli Movement -- and they had hoped to bring over Hezbollah apparatchik Ibrahim Mussawi to talk, as well as a spokesman for a terrorist group operating in Baghdad. So credit to Alan Shatter for standing up in the Dail and pointing out that the IAWM is not: "An organisation which wishes to see the peaceful resolution of conflicts around the world through discussion and compromise. It is a collection of misty-eyed old Soviet Union sympathisers who have now befriended Islamic fundamentalists."

Pity he's the only who seems prepared to call them like they are.

AND SHE SEEMED SUCH A NICE GIRL. NOT

There's always been the nagging impression that Rosanna Davison -- or Rosanna de Burgh as she is now known to English bookers -- was a bit like a particularly unpleasant real-life version of Becs from Dan & Becs.

That suspicion was further enhanced this week when it emerged that the former Miss World has taken to cyber-bullying those who were less than complimentary about her -- which would pretty much be most of the country, then.

Responding to comments on her Bebo page from a girl who claimed that Davison/de Burgh was no longer Miss World and should be a bit nicer in her dealings with other people, the model to put pictures of the girl on her site under the heading "Here's the token fat girl" which, rather understandably, upset the girl who is alleged to be slightly overweight.

What a turn around from Davison's previous claims that she disliked: "Racism, bullying, religious extremism, terrorism and having dry hands" -- although presumably not in that order?

Interestingly, Davison defended her decision, saying that she was sick of people making comments about her appearance.

Hmmm, maybe you're in the wrong job, luv?