And the French say, little next to

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Subject: And the French say, little next to nothing happens...

" Sans aucun effet pour instant..." ? ? ? ? Nonsense !

I just came across this file, a few weeks old, and it just goes to show how
little forward thinking
is done here in France. At least little forward thinking when it concerns
Burma and French state and the
pro investment policy here promoted by the French commerce and trade
organisations and delegations.

VSD, May 12-19
Birmanie: Aung San Suu Kyi, Son amour est plus fort que la junte
(Her love is stronger than the junta)

Three page feature photo story of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi at the
cermonial rites for her late husband Dr Michael Aris. The story
strong denounces SPDC repression, and affirms her bold and courageous
leadership. 

The last and only sentence refering to economic investment
in the country: "Le lendemain, 26 avril, l'Union europeenne, se fondant
sur un recent rapport des Nations unies affirmant que la situation des
droits de l'homme a encore empiré en Birmanie, renouvellera pour six
mois ses sanctions à l'encontre du regime. Sans aucun effet pour instant..."

Translated means, the 26 avril the EU renewed european sanctions against
the junta just after the UN rapport denouncing human rights in Burma. No
effect at this time...

(What disinformation. No effect at this time ? Meanwhile the ICFTU was
hitting away with the anti-Slorc 
anti-investissement OIT/ILO lobbyists. And there you see, in France, where
little changes, where there 
is so little impetus to change, except political musical chairs gamemanship
play by the bosses and " classe politique ",  things do change ! But do not
expect the impetus of change to come from France, here, unless
we make it happen. You and everyone else have a rôle to play. 

Dawn Star 

This is not true, economic sanctions are having an effect and must
be tightened for full economic sanctions and sanctions against the oil
companies including the french oil company TOTAL Fina. The article makes
no reference to french support, dipomatic, political, military and
economic of the regime. So, this article, in spite of carrying her among

the other superstars of the world it its reportage (Keith Richards, Brad
Bitt, Laura Harring, Benard Tapie, Johnny Holiday, ah, sorry, yes, him
again) and the Cannes Movie Festival, this reportage does at least bring
home here in France the Burmese freedom struggle.
ds