"This Commentary looks at the direct relation between political events in Rangoon and the mass forced relocations in Dooplaya district, the continued killings of internally displaced villagers in northern Karen State, and the resurgence of forced labour since the departure of the International Labour Organisation investigators. It concludes that the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the SPDC-NLD 'talks' have been used as smokescreens so that military repression can be increased throughout the country, and that the international community must demand an end to the killings and massive human rights abuses before assigning any relevance whatsoever to the Rangoon talks. The plight of Burma's Muslim communities is also discussed, as the SPDC shows signs of wanting to take advantage of global anti-Muslim sentiment to launch new pogroms and restrictions against this already grossly persecuted population. "