"The writer of the article has authored some books on Burma and is an authority in Burma affairs. The man focus of his article is on Burma?s cease-fire groups and ethnic nationalities? struggle for self-determination. The article would have been a masterpiece had it combined the aspirations of the ethnic nationalities and the aspirations of the Burmese majority. The two are not separate as many western writers on Burma think and articulate. For the ethnic nationalities self determination means self-rule. For the Burman majority it is also self-determination which means empowerment of people at the grass root. Both are against centralization and for autonomy of the people..."