BURMA BARS STANFORD TOUR GROUP (r)

[PILLAI@xxxxxxxxx]

In the second paragraph, I should have said:  Western diplomats in 
Burma give anonymous background briefings to the press in Bangkok ...

I am sorry for that slip up.

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> From: "M.G.G. Pillai" <PILLAI@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Could you please tell me who has decided that SLORC is an "outlaw" 
> government?  Many Western and Asian countries have resident 
> ambassadors in Burma, have dealings with SLORC, and behave with it as 
> they do with Thailand or the Philippines.
> 
>      What I do see is a deliberate attempt to destabilise the 
> government.  Western diplomats in Burma give background briefings to 
> the press there anonymously on events happenings in that country, 
> those on this discussion group calls them "snoops and thieves", 
> without understanding what these words mean or deliberate attempt to 
> change etymological definitions.
> 
>      I want to see a change for the better in Burma.  If you want to 
> focus your attention on doing that, you have to do it in the way that 
> the changes will take place.  All I see now is some people sitting 
> out in countries as far away from Burma as possible and throw stones.
> 
>      Let us get this discussion going on how this can be achieved, 
> instead of the pointless ranting I get every time I inspect my 
> mailbox.
> 
> MGG
> 
> 

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