Rebels win, Workers lose (r)

[susuhuang@xxxxxxxxxxx]

dear heiko,

also in US, no notice of this. one paragraph in new york times, one 
paragraph in wash post. it was over before it started.

better strategy: seize embassy, bring videocams and computer, do LIVE 
INTERNET BROADCAST FROM INSIDE. must do for a long time, one week at least.

would be major international media event! FIRST TIME EVER - WOW! get message 
out to millions! take live internet questions! interview with hostages! make 
human contact, get sympathy.

but -- i do not advocate this. it is still violence. always backfires.

susu

>From: Heiko Schaefer <heiko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: Sue Huang <susuhuang@xxxxxxxxxxx>, bina@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,        "Burma 
>GroupTübingen - Mailing List" <bgt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>CC: Burma Net News <burmanet-l@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: Rebels win, Workers lose
>Date: Thu, 07 Oct 1999 16:17:54 +0200
>
>Dear Susu, dear John,
>
>I need to support Susu's opinion. It is true, the media attention was
>nearly like ZERO. First, this news came like a flash from sky and so
>fast it disappeared. Burma need to be more in the news, so that the
>people recognise it. I asked a lot of people if they heard about it. It
>was in Germany's top news programme (Tagesschau) on TV, but only at the
>second day. No other news in TV even mentioned it. But NOBODY did know
>anything about it.
>
>Even if the BGT is suspended now, I can no more read how much these
>people are hailed. Okay, I also support this people, but not in their
>use of violence. Moreover I slowly get a quite different view of this
>hostage taking (see my 2 postings in BurmaNet-news at 7. Oct.) If it was
>the idea of any opposition group, than it was just stupid or if it was
>planned by the government, it will show us small group, how much
>neccesary our fight is, but the remaining world will ignore it again.
>
>Regards
>Heiko
>
>Sue Huang wrote:
> >
> > hello??? EVERYBODY lose from this stupid embassy attack, indiana. 
>innocent
> > workers hurt, as you say. crackdown on ABSDF and other groups in BKK has
> > been announced by thai government. vigorous students made nld look like
> > terror-sponsoring group. any hope for early release of rachel goldwyn
> > probably gone. bangkok embassy security now upgraded, meaning any 
>SERIOUS
> > long-term occupation, seizure of files etc may no longer be possible. 
>border
> > closed making prices go up in rangoon. whole movement now looks
> > disorganized, no leadership. credibility has been lost.
> >
> > name one positive accomplishment. answer: ten minutes of media 
>attention.
> > big deal.
> >
> > so, hooray for vigorous students. have guns instead of brains.
> >
> > susu
> >
>
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