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Re: The costs of failing to prevent another uprising
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Attention Julien Moe:


"See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil". Are we quite familiar with 
that? We should be, as we all have been subjected to these "three 
conditions" far too long under the boots of the gun wielding, ruthless 
generals in Burma. 

Even that should not be an excuse for not being able to differentiate 
truth from lies and fail to stand up for what is right or at least show 
moral support to those who dare to go against the military regime in 
Burma that seized power unlawfully from a democratically elected 
government after a military coup in 1962. What I am going to
write below does not mean to attract a debate as I also believe that 
everyone is entitled of his or her free will and opinion. I am merely 
responding as I consider that hurting the feeling of the people for 
supporting the NLD's movement simply because they are outside the 
country is not fair. We all know that people who are advocating for 
democracy and freedom are outside the country because the situations in 
Burma had not allowed them to carry out their movements inside the 
country.


Let's see what Julien Moe wrote:

>
>.... As for me, I want to see no more bloodshed in Burma.These people 
>claiming to cause demonstrations and stage another uprising are not >in 
Burma. If there had to be somebody to be hurt, it'd be the people 
>inside who'd be hurt first.....
>

My Comments:
============

It sounded quite like a bystander talking if you are not an activist. 
Why do you think the students are always at the forefront of any 
protests against all the military regime?. What do you think ABSDF is 
fighting for? What do you think Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is fighting for? 
Why do you think people have voted for the NLD in the May 1990 general 
elections? Who are the one that broke their promises and did not honour 
the results of the 1990 general elections? Why are you sure that people 
inside Burma would be hurt first if you already are not convinced that 
this military regime is capable of large scale slaughtering? You knew 
very well all along and we know it. We've got so much to prove it to the 
world to show who are wrong and who are right. Why do we need further 
proof now as it already passed 21 August? It really does not matter if 
there is a crack in the military or not. It does not matter how you get 
the get thees reports. The reports are of no use. The fate of the 
country is now in the hands of the entire people of Burma. That's all it 
matters now. We sure have come a long way to come to this point in 
Burmese history. 

Where are we now in Burma? You will find the country is now in  
absolutey most shocking situations in the history of Burma.

New Win is dying, the economy has failed while the corrupt generals 
enrich themselves, human rights abbuses in Burma have reached its peak 
in Burma, the people are poorer and the costs of essential food items 
sky-rocketting, schools and universites and collges are closed depriving 
the education for the young, the value of Kyats hitting its lowest ( 380 
Kyat per US$ in the black market ), SPDC facing increased pressure from 
around the world and even from some ASEAN nations urging the SPDC to 
negotiate a "genuine dialogue" with the NLD including the ethinic 
groups, SPDC failed to meet 21 August dealine to meet with the NLD, SDPC 
failed to lift the blockade to stop Daw Aung San Suu Kyi from seeing her 
jailed party memebers in Bassein. To add the situations worse, there 
were reports that the SDPC had stopped giving rice and food to troops in 
the boarder region near Thailand and the reasons for doing that was not 
immediately clear. 

There were also reoprts that truck loads of troops are now stationed at 
strategic points in Rangoon. Presently, the NLD had declared that a 
parliament would be convened in few days time. 

So, now I guess, we have come to a point, where we (people) have to 
speak the language that SPDC understands. The fate of the country now 
lies in the ultimate choice of tone of the language with which we all 
decide to speak.  

In closing, allow me to say a few words from my heart for which I hope 
you will appreciate. I may be getting old but, I know I speak from my 
experience with the military regime since its making in 1962 until now. 
I have witnessed nothing but brutality, sweet talks and lies as far as 
the military regime in Burma is concerned. I have seen enough bloodshed 
in the country.

But,in life, one can't be just sitting on the fence at certain time. We 
may have to decide which side we should be on precisely. Though I would 
not like to know what drove you out here, I sure would like to urge you 
to choose a side. Or, if you insist that you are not an activist, I 
trust you may like to look for another option to follow the lead of Dr 
Win Naing and Dr Mya Mya Win who gave up their refugee status to support 
the SPDC all the way. At least we know that they have now sided with the 
SPDC. I am sure, different situations drove all of us out here. 

Well, we will leave it up to you. Hope you will have a much happier 
inner-self.


In soliderity with the NLD's movements,


Minn Kyaw Minn
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>Dear Ko Aung Soe,
>                                 My position is crystal clear. I want 
to see
>progress in Burma, a nation where I grew up.But I don't see 
confrontation
>and political violence as the keys to democratic reforms.
>If you assumed that I was blaming NLD for refusing to talk with SPDC, 
you
>were making a  blunder. It's as easy as counting peas to understand 
who's
>twisting the truth, NLD or SPDC?And the world knows it.If SPDC twists 
the
>truth by faking a dialogue with NLD, the world will know it.
>
>As for me, I want to see no more bloodshed in Burma.These people 
claiming to
>cause demonstrations and stage another uprising are not in Burma. If 
there
>had to be somebody to be hurt, it'd be the people inside who'd be hurt 
first.
>
>Name change means nothing to me.Burma and Myanmar are the same
>things.Calling Burma as Burma doesn't mean one is a patriot.Calling 
Burma as
>Myanmar doesn't make one a betrayer either.As I'm not an activist, I 
don't
>care.All I care is I want to see progress made in my country by means 
of
>open dialogues free of any conditions.
>
>Seeing is believing.You have your right to judge me.You saw me as a
>different person who twisted the truth.I'm not angry you saw me that 
way.
>But I know what I stand for and what I've posted on the Net so far ,to 
my
>knowledge, hs never been anything appreciated by SLORC or SPDC. Many of 
my
>postings have been rare and authentic intelligence reports based on the
>official data I have access to.And I know and have been informed that 
my
>postings have been useful not only to the opposition, campaign 
activists and
>researchers but scholars worldwide.
>
>Thank you for your opinion anyway.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Julien Moe
>
>
>
>
>
>


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