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Subject: >Subject: Cannon-fodder on the alter of tyranny
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>Subject: Cannon-fodder on the alter of tyranny
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>SSARMY NEWS - 7 September 1999
>=20
>EDITORIAL & OPINION
>
>Cannon-fodder on the alter of tyranny
>
>These days, the brave Burmese soldiers lost their lives in combat, and =
>some have become invalids. It is a pity, because they were sacrificing =
>their lives neither for the sake of their country nor for their own =
>benefits, but for the hated Military Regime enabling it to cling on to =
>power. Each and every family wants their sons, husbands and fathers, to =
>return home from the frontline, safe and sound . But this has not been =
>the case, as were evident by the staggering casualities and wounded the =
>Burma Army has to endure. We understand and share their grievances, just =
>like the same as we do for the people of Shan States.=20
>
>In the opinion of SSA, we do not want these blood-letting to take place, =
>but we are forced to defend and protect the survival of our people and =
>struggle to restore our birthright freedom. We do not want to solve =
>these problems in such a violent way and have been trying to overcome =
>them through peaceful means. Accordingly, we had proposed four times to =
>the SPDC's leadership (Senior General Than Shwe, General Khin Nyunt, =
>General Maung Aye) to resolve the conflict peacefully but were =
>rejected. On top of that, the SPDC continues to tread the path of ethnic =
>cleansing by heightening the process. Given such circumstances, the SSA =
>has no other choice, but to protect itself against the Burmese =
>onslaught. In these encounters and open conflicts many Burmese peasants' =
>sons had sacrificed and laid down their lives for absolutely nothing.
>
>During the last four years, 1,500 sons of the Burmese people lost their =
>lives, while another 2,000 were made disabled. This figure does not =
>include casualties on the other fronts. The Shan People and the SSA =
>deeply regret that these unwanted, thoughtless and undesirable tragedies =
>had to take place.
>
>In the past the Shan States and Burma used to be both independent and =
>had been good neighbours, but were colonization of the British (Burma in =
>1885, Shan States 1887) changed the then existing relationship. By 1948, =
>believing that the Burmese were trust worthy, fair and equal, the Shan =
>and other non-Burman ethnic nationalities joined hands with the Burmans =
>to strive for independence, but later found themselves enslaved by =
>successive Burman dominated governments, including the present Burmese =
>military regime. The disintegration of peace and unity made way for the =
>atmosphere of lawlessness and the killings and gross human rights =
>violations unfold in a massive scale unknown to most of us, continuing =
>to these very days.
>=20
>The SSA wish to stress that engaging and sacrificing precious lives to =
>prop up the power obsessed military junta would be a waste and thankless =
>job. As such, everyone involved should be encouraged to refrain from =
>taking part in all such crimes against humanity and refuses to become =
>victims on the altar of tyranny.
>=20
>Since 1962, the Burmese military has been terrorizing the whole =
>population and commiting all kinds of atrocities and human rights =
>abuses. In Shan States alone, the trail of SPCD's destruction has =
>contributed to about 20,000 death and 15,000 devastated villages, not to =
>mention the financial cost and waste inflicted by the Burmese occupation =
>armies which the Shan populace has to endure. Apart from that, Shan =
>historical evidences, ancient relics such as pagodas, monasteries with =
>their old written scripts, other cultural relics, traditional way of =
>life and everything the Burmese army could lay its hand on were =
>destroyed. It is, ineffect, the implementation of "cultural genocide" in =
>every sense of the words.
>
>The unimaginable handiwork of the Burmese military was the abolishment =
>of the Constitution of the Union of Burma. In so doing, it has become an =
>agressor nation instead of a partner, paving way for the disintegration =
>of the union. The so-called Union of Burma is now a defunct one in a =
>legal-constitutional point of view. And the Burma army is nothing more =
>than an army of occupation, stationed to oppress all the non-Burmans =
>nationalities struggling for self-determination.
>
>The stubborness of the SPDC to hold on to power at all cost has =
>deteriorated all aspects of political, social, cultural and financial =
>lives which are still in process. And so long as the Burmese military is =
>bent on solving the existing problems and political grievances of the =
>Burmans and non-Burmans by forceful military means, the sacrifice of the =
>innocent victims will continue for unforseeable future.=20
>
>Sai Lern Seng=20
>Namkham
>=20
>SSA=20
>POBox 41=20
>Mae Ping PO=20
>Chiangmai 50301=20
>Thailand
>E-mail: holo <ssanews@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Tel/Fax: 66 53 338 261
>
>
>
>
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><DIV align=3Djustify><STRONG><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4><EM>SSARMY NEWS =
></EM>- 7=20
>September 1999</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
><DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial></FONT><STRONG><FONT=20
>size=3D4> </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
><DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4><STRONG>EDITORIAL & =
>
>OPINION<BR><BR>Cannon-fodder on the alter of =
>tyranny</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
><DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial><BR><FONT size=3D4>These days, =
>the brave=20
>Burmese soldiers lost their lives in combat, and some have become =
>invalids.=20
>It is a pity, because they were sacrificing their lives neither for =
>the=20
>sake of their country nor for their own benefits, but for =
>the hated=20
>Military Regime enabling it to cling on to power. Each and =
>every=20
>family wants their sons, husbands and fathers, to return =
>home from=20
>the frontline, safe and sound . But this has not been the case, as =
>were=20
>evident by the staggering casualities and wounded the Burma Army has to =
>endure.=20
>We understand and share their grievances, just like the same as we do =
>for the=20
>people of Shan States. <BR><BR>In the opinion of SSA, we do not want =
>these=20
>blood-letting to take place, but we are forced to defend and =
>protect=20
>the survival of our people and struggle to restore our birthright =
>freedom. =20
>We do not want to solve these problems in such a violent way and =
>have been=20
>trying to overcome them through peaceful means. Accordingly, we had =
>proposed=20
>four times to the SPDC's leadership (Senior General Than Shwe, =
>General=20
>Khin Nyunt, General Maung Aye) to resolve the conflict peacefully =
>but were=20
>rejected. On top of that, the SPDC continues to tread the path of ethnic =
>
>cleansing by heightening the process. Given such circumstances, the SSA =
>has no=20
>other choice, but to protect itself against the Burmese =
>onslaught. In=20
>these encounters and open conflicts many Burmese peasants' sons had =
>
>sacrificed and laid down their lives for absolutely =
>nothing.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
><DIV align=3Djustify><BR><FONT size=3D4>During the last four =
>years, 1,500 sons=20
>of the Burmese people lost their lives, while another 2,000 were made =
>disabled.=20
>This figure does not include casualties on the other fronts. The =
>Shan=20
>People and the SSA deeply regret that these unwanted, thoughtless and=20
>undesirable tragedies had to take place.</FONT></DIV>
><DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial><BR><FONT size=3D4>In the past =
>the Shan States=20
>and Burma used to be both independent and had been good neighbours, =
>but=20
>were colonization of the British (Burma in 1885, Shan States 1887) =
>changed=20
>the then existing relationship. By 1948, believing that the Burmese =
>were=20
>trust worthy, fair and equal, the Shan and other non-Burman ethnic=20
>nationalities joined hands with the Burmans to strive for=20
>independence, but later found themselves enslaved by successive Burman =
>dominated=20
>governments, including the present Burmese military regime. The =
>disintegration=20
>of peace and unity made way for the atmosphere of lawlessness and the =
>killings=20
>and gross human rights violations unfold in a massive scale unknown to =
>most of=20
>us, continuing to these very days.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
><DIV align=3Djustify><FONT size=3D4> </FONT></DIV>
><DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>The SSA wish to stress =
>that engaging=20
>and sacrificing precious lives to prop up the power obsessed military =
>junta=20
>would be a waste and thankless job. As such, everyone involved should be =
>
>encouraged to refrain from taking part in all such crimes against =
>humanity=20
>and refuses to become victims on the altar of =
>tyranny.</FONT></DIV>
><DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial></FONT><FONT =
>size=3D4> </FONT></DIV>
><DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>Since 1962, the Burmese =
>military has=20
>been terrorizing the whole population and commiting all kinds of =
>atrocities and=20
>human rights abuses. In Shan States alone, the trail of SPCD's =
>destruction has=20
>contributed to about 20,000 death and 15,000 devastated villages, not to =
>mention=20
>the financial cost and waste inflicted by the Burmese occupation armies =
>which=20
>the Shan populace has to endure. Apart from that, Shan historical=20
>evidences, ancient relics such as pagodas, monasteries with their old =
>written=20
>scripts, other cultural relics, traditional way of life and everything =
>the=20
>Burmese army could lay its hand on were destroyed. It is, ineffect, the=20
>implementation of "cultural genocide" in every sense of the =
>words.<BR><BR>The=20
>unimaginable handiwork of the Burmese military was the abolishment =
>of the=20
>Constitution of the Union of Burma. In so doing, it has become an =
>agressor=20
>nation instead of a partner, paving way for the disintegration of the =
>union. The=20
>so-called Union of Burma is now a defunct one in a legal-constitutional =
>point of=20
>view. And the Burma army is nothing more than an army of occupation, =
>stationed=20
>to oppress all the non-Burmans nationalities struggling for=20
>self-determination.</FONT></DIV>
><DIV align=3Djustify> </DIV>
><DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>The stubborness of the =
>SPDC to hold=20
>on to power at all cost has deteriorated all aspects of political, =
>social,=20
>cultural and financial lives which are still in process. And so long as =
>the=20
>Burmese military is bent on solving the existing problems and political=20
>grievances of the Burmans and non-Burmans by forceful military means, =
>the=20
>sacrifice of the innocent victims will continue for unforseeable =
>future.=20
></FONT></DIV>
><DIV align=3Djustify> </DIV>
><DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>Sai Lern Seng=20
><BR>Namkham</FONT></DIV>
><DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial></FONT><FONT =
>size=3D4> </FONT></DIV>
><DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D4>SSA <BR>POBox 41 =
><BR>Mae Ping=20
>PO <BR>Chiangmai 50301 <BR>Thailand<BR>E-mail: holo <<A=20
>href=3D"mailto:ssanews@xxxxxxxxxxxxx";>ssanews@xxxxxxxxxxxxx</A>><BR>Te=
>l/Fax: 66=20
>53 338 261<BR><BR><BR><BR></FONT></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>
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