Behind the drama at Myanmar's embas

[RangoonPost@xxxxxxx]

Subject: Re: Behind the drama at Myanmar's embassy 

  The Thais would  do the same.  But certainly they, the Thais still consider 
them refugees after the hostage incident because of the SPDC's international 
reputation for abuses.
  In Peru, the hostage takers repeated CONSTATNTLY that they want to talk. 
But the government and President Fujimori didn't want to listen or talk!!  
They limited the news more and more and then Murdered the hostage takers.  
The same this would occur IF an embassy was taken in Rangoon.  The SPDC 
leaders wouldn't care to listen and would  rush in and MURDER the hostage 
takers no matter what their reasons, desires and demands.


In a message dated 10/24/99 1:38:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
yseng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

<< Subj:     Re: Behind the drama at Myanmar's embassy 
 Date:  10/24/99 1:38:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time
 From:  yseng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Yo So Eng)
 Reply-to:  myanmar@xxxxxxxxxxx (Myanmar Information)
 To:    myanmar@xxxxxxxxxxx
 
 Myanmar Information - http://www.myanmar.com/
 
 What would they (Thais) consider to Burmese exiles if they attack to
 U.S. Embassy? Terroists or student activists who fight for democracy?
 I am quite sure that their fate are the same as MRTA in Lima. No
 helicopter. No third country or no place to hide. The rest of the
 Burmese refugees in the camps has also pay for the price. 
 >
 
 On 24 Oct 1999 15:21:15 GMT, msoe9872@xxxxxxx (MSoe9872) wrote:
 
 >A Siege - of Sorts 
 >Behind the drama at Myanmar's embassy 
 >By ROGER MITTON Bangkok 
 >more info: http://www.student.ipfw.edu/~soem01 or
 >               
http://cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/magazine/99/1015/thailand.html
 >
 >Thailand is home to thousands of Myanmar exiles who have fled the military
 >regime back home. Among diplomats at the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok are 
several
 >with a military background, including ambassador Hla Maung. Security at the
 >mission is notoriously lax and the Myanmar side has long complained to the
 >Thais in vain. The single - often dozing - Thai policeman inside the 
unlocked
 >main gate would wave visitors through without even a cursory check, despite 
the
 >embassy being a high-risk one and the fact that most disaffected Myanmar 
exiles
 >live in border camps where weapons are easily available. Putting these 
factors
 >together, it is surprising that the armed takeover of the embassy on Oct. it
 >did not occur earlier.  >>