All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Burmese)
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.
Article 9:
Burma is known as a golden land made of several ranges (or ‘Yoma’ in Burmese) where thousands of tribal memories, wisdoms, religions, cultures and beauties of plants and animals dwell. The rivers, all of them are indeed important to the people and other existences, snake through these beautiful mountainous regions and flow from the north to the south where Indian Ocean is. The peoples, Burma has 103 ethnics, all of them used to be really generous and all they knew was to give.
Since the modern day’s dictators have systematically destroyed, now the golden land is famous for its narcotic trades, refugees, migrant workers and various atrocities and sufferings.
One day, we’ll be free again and the land will be again famous for its beauty.
American exceptionalism will not change. The current bad events in many countries around the world are caused by American exceptionalism. "White privilege" is not a myth. American privilege is even bigger. The world is not a happy place. It would never be, unless humanity recognizes humanity. With growing military budgets, conflicts are being funded.
"US is founded on open and ever expanding frontier..." - Neoliberalism, neocolonialism, American exceptionalism... https://youtu.be/cc3559d6cX8?t=912 RT America Published on Mar 22, 2019 Author Greg Grandin shares insight from his book, “The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America.”
Media freedom is necessary. Cutting ABC budget might not mean cutting budget on free media. A recent development on media reports Aussie anti-terror 'gagging' bill: 'Shambolic,' reminds 'black comedy' should not include other issues but only on terrorism exclusively. Then it's acceptable for the moment. However, this Australian rules can't affect global media. Australian domestic activities on terrorism will not be covered by Australian media, then world media will not have much information although there will be other means.
Restricting media is not controlling media. Controlling a particular issue (domestic terrorism) is not controlling entire media. Media freedom in all other issues should be maintained. A healthy nation is a well-informed nation, with no misleading media controlled by a particular organization.
This is the big problem. It’s like broad daylight robbery of
American companies like Monsanto to rob whatever they want (of course just what
they have done to American people, etc.) and I wonder how EU, Japan and
Australian governments would be buying it. It’s the takeover of sovereignty
from the people, and handed it to these corporations.
All Australian political parties might accept it. Isn’t it
about selling Australia?!
Is this the future of Australia?
The rich will be everything and people will be nothing. Australian government
is too small and it has no chance to deny it - The same to other parties?!
Obama is now a salesman (?!) and different leaders are buying
from him… G20 is just that!
In political science and sociology,
elite [dominance] theory is a theory of the
state which seeks to describe the power relationships in contemporary society.
The theory posits that a small minority, consisting of members of the economic
elite, policy-planning networks (which include not only think tanks, but also
part of academia, see Econned) and selected members of "professional
class", holds the most political power and that they acquire this power
bypassing the democratic elections process and are able to hold into it for a
long time (see Two Party System as polyarchy).
Through positions in corporations
and corporate boards, as well as the influence over the policy-planning
networks through financial support of foundations`` or positions with think tanks or policy-discussion groups, members of
the "elite" are able to exert dominant power over the policy
decisions of the corporations in their own favor (outsized bonuses is just one
example here) and subdue the national governments to the interests of those
corporations. A recent example of this can be found in the Forbes Magazine article [1] (published in December 2009) entitled The
World's Most Powerful People, in which Forbes lists the 67 people, which the editors consider to be the most powerful people in the world (assigning one
"slot" for each hundred million of humans). http://www.softpanorama.org/Skeptics/Political_skeptic/Elite_theory/index.shtml
Australian Liberal Party has
appeared to have chosen this Elite Domination ideology as its main policy. Recent
political developments, Liberal’s policies on education etc. indicate there is
a possible hidden policy/agenda they are working for. I wish they don't!
Freedom of faith is actually everything in this very
world. Humans are the being of faith and it's impossible to separate us from
what we believe in. Whether a belief to last or not, whether it's realistic to
have such a faith, whether it's a religious ideology or something against
religions, we humans cannot exist without having something as a belief. This is
not conditional but a universal truth for all living beings small or
large. It's a universal truth because perception is made of memories, such
as images, voices, words, thoughts and ideas. All beings are with perception to
perceive information from their immediate surroundings with the five sensory
organs and also from their ideas of the past and future with their
mind. Whether a belief is a small one such as a cat has claws, or a big
one like a religion, the basic is the same. Hence, no living organism can exist
without a belief.
A belief can be anything. It can be fantasy. A cat has claws
but the cat itself is merely a form of a living thing. The core reality is hidden
within the cat. But we are usually with the appearance. And here I have made a
statement of my belief. I know there is no restriction upon this kind of random
beliefs but religious restriction is what we generally consider with the
freedom of faith.
It's impossible to restrict people from their thoughts,
whatever might be, but the visible part is what restricted for reasons as in political
oppression, religious discrimination, racial discrimination and cultural
discrimination. There can be other reasons too such as freedom thought and freedom
of speech – i.e. oppression on intellectual expression and the practice of
conscience. In brief, that is the practice which is restricted in practice – either
by the law or without law. Different people have different views. It's possible
that everyone has a different opinion on anything they know. Different levels
of prejudgement, disagreement, discrimination and expectation are inevitable;
however, the obvious level is what is considered as lack of respect, oppressive
and anti-freedom in which different opinions and practices are forced to conform
to the accepted ways with violent means and/or nonviolent discriminations. It’s
not about a letter to the editor, resume, news, a paper should be able to write
in any style or format; conformity is in everything too.
Iranian female soccer team has been seeking recognition from
the world about their headscarfs. It’s a difficult issue for sure from both
sides: the players in the team and the world body of soccer. The female players
are trying to change the rule of soccer for women. At the same time, they’re
not able to appear outside without their headscarfs. Both sides are not wrong
to keep their identity. But soccer is now global. So I hope the soccer body
would manage to make it global identity bringing all tother into the peaceful
common ground as special events of sport and expression of prosperity. One day,
I hope the world soccer games could be played in Iran too.
As being in Australia,
I would be hypocrite if I oppose Burma accepting other religious groups.
I’m here practising my way of faith without any supervision of any authority. Australia is a
multicultural although its parliamentary debate generally starts with a
religious tradition these days. Burma
is naturally multicultural. It’s never been intolerant against different faiths
although different individuals have different response to different faiths and
beliefs. Burma
never fought religious war in any religious name although partial religious
wars did happen in defence of Buddhism which were actually racial wars among
different ethnics. I wonder the future multicultural Burma wouldn’t be any different at
all although the Buddhists are the majority – but made of the minorities whose
cultural identities have been oppressed in racial ground. Buddhism is not more
important than other rights they have lost because the ways they practised
Buddhism have been oppressed too. Christianity, Hindu, Islam and other
religions of different ethnics of Burma should be seen in the same
condition. The main thing is making the country to exist in prosperity. Everything
else is up to individuals whatever they want to do with their freedoms in
harmony with all others. There will be no prosperity if there is oppression on
freedom of faith, freedom of speech and freedom of thought. If Buddhism is
practised correctly, there are no such oppressions. Buddhism comes from India via Sri Lanka to Burma. Buddhism
is for all but oppression. Actually Buddhism is used for ego-expression of
ethnicity – i.e. racial discrimination. Buddhism was never spread with violence
because Buddhism is not aligned with violence. If Buddhism is used for
ego-expression, it’s only a way to make it become pseudo-Buddhism that you can
find in many a place. The Buddha said do everything
good, avoid all evil action. Nobody can identify themselves as Buddhist if
doing everything bad and evil. Being a Buddhist is not an identity – not acceptable
identity. Buddhism is not for identity. A pseudo-Buddhist is not an actual
Buddhist. Buddhism doesn’t belong to any group, nor is for any identity. The
way of the Aryans, the Noble Eightfold Path, is for achieving the freedom from
identity.
Of course I remember a protest during the colonial era
against the officials who entered the religious places such as pagodas. We do want
respect so we do need to show respect. This kind of respect is deserved by
everyone, every group in the world. It’s not hard to understand. Well, let’s
see what will be in the future in Burma. Rather expect all good and
just do for that. The polite world has been promoting tolerance, peace and
prosperity. We all should have a share in such promotion – of course for our
own sake!
Of course I only like seeing the good images of the world! I’m
more than aware of the ugly images as the society I come from is much of the
parts of such images. It’s a worst country, a poorest country, exporting bad
news, a burden of neighbouring countries, hosting the longest civil war... If
Buddhism can survive in a country like this, it can survive anywhere else too
although it has yet to take a good foothold elsewhere outside the traditional,
historical region. I wonder how the people of Burma managed to succumb to their
nightmare, actually a nightmare of the world which was not remembered by world when
it was waken. As Burma
needs the world for cultural development and economic opportunity, it must
adapt world standards in both practice and ideology, and it will be a way of
expressing a Buddhist attitude and group think.
Burma is a society with many problems - conservatism in cultural issues will be the main problem as it is today. A decade ago, the long haired singers were banned (wtf!) as though short-haired style was Burman style! No, Burmans didn't have short hair, it was Mon and Thai people who cut their hair short. And they wanted soldier-short I guess! Being too conservative is too egocentric. Certainly women have been subject for ridicule. They are not allowed to wear whatever they want. Men were generally the trouble makers in this and women themselves were so horny to hurt each others. Maybe it is genetic problem that we are so sensitive and extreme in jealousy. Perhaps it's our education that shaped us to behave the way we do. Nature and nurture give each other a hand in enslaving our society. Do I need to say more?
Sabbe dhamma anatta (Dhammapada 279)–”All phenomena are not-self.” Dhamma here covers both mundane and supramundane phenomena, meaning nothing–not evennibbana–can be considered as Self or soul. If you don’t believe me, take a three-month course of vipassana meditation and you’ll know this directly–no need to read about it.)
In the Mahàparinibbàna Sutta the Buddha predicted that the city of Pàñaliputta, which was founded shortly before his death, would become a great city, “ânanda, among the towns and cities that are centres of congregation and commerce of people of the Aryan race, this new town will become the greatest city, called Pàñaliputta, a place where goods are unpacked, sold and distributed, but it will be in danger from flood, fire and internal dissension”.8 The Magadha Kingdom, of which Pàñaliputta (modern Patna) was the capital, gradually became the most powerful in all India.
I knew there was a condition/style of check&balance in the Myanmar parliament - no accidental. Generally there must be a group made of different individuals with different views; hence, whoever supporting the reformists can be extremists too. What I mean is any of the groups at all in the military must naturally have different individuals - unlike how it is in the parliament one side extremists (or the conservatives) and another moderate (or the reformists). That's the style of the Myanmar parliamentary formations (grouping) as I see.
I suspected such deliberate set-up was made for a purpose - we know what it is.
As the need of reforming all sectors of the country, I rather assume both sides (conservatives and reformists) will go for that - as we see how popular the reformists have become and how they have improved the image of the military. But the conservatives are supposed to drag the legs of the reformists - like the metal shackles used in Burma prisons. You all know what the shackles do to the prisoners. The shackles formed with the metal bars and metal chains are very famous because of their role in Burma.
With above view, I expect the reform will go on but with slow pace and even often U-turns. We have not yet seen any U-turn in recent politics but in the way the military treat the ethnic minorities and the agreements it had with them.
The same ideology, divide and rule, is applied to the ethnics and the military is trying to take advantage of the agreements and ceasefire it has had or will have with some of the ethnic armed groups.
As long as such different conditions applied on politics and the ethnic minorities, the mode of the military might not be committed 100% wholeheartedly to its promised reforms - simply the spacious, smooth, swift reforms cannot be expected yet. But time will tell. Sooner than later the true image of the military, the government and the parliament will be revealed - cannot be hidden for long.
What should be expected is the swift reforms for economy and education. They are crucial for the people of Burma/Myanmar. They should be done as soon as possible. All sides should emphasize on these issues as deal with them - as the platform or meeting place for all sides so that they can also keep dealing with other issues: political reform, the reforms for the rights of ethnic minorities.
The way that should be settled is through negotiation of course. If negotiation is the best way to settle the differences, it should be applied in every dispute ...
1.
I honestly would like to see the face to face talk of ethnic leaders and other concerned leaders of Burmese politics. And it should lead to reconciliation and an agreement for integration and federation. I would like to see such events are held within Burma but ...
First, there must be freedom of speech for open discussion. Without this, Burma's parliament will not become a place for discussing about a better future for all different peoples of Burma. Seven Step Roadmap is now twenty years old yet it has not allowed to speak a word.
So alternatively, they, the concerned leaders better revive the old agreement. Pinlon Agreement should be brought forward as the speaking agreement. However, I don't believe such agreement should include the destiny of the peoples of Burma. It must only concentrate on the peaceful coexistence and autonomy as integration. Burma is still at war. The only acceptable condition is, I believe, to keep Burma in tack with self-governing states - with common goals and common interests. After a few generations passed, people will decide for themselves whatever they want.
I would like to see such a discussion are taking place as soon as possible as a series of discussion till a good agreement appears. It would be great if a certain neighboring country is willing to host such an event. Or I would like it happens at a venue provided by the United Nation - then it could even be in Burmese jungle or in the United STates.
3.
WHAT's WRONG?
TELLING YOUR ENEMY How they're wrong is what's wrong. It's like advisory free of charge. Yes, we respect each others as we fight for the same goal and we know who's who and we don't have to show-off anymore. But we have to show ourselves wisely in a way/writing style/message which the enemy is not served. :)
I like You guys fighting for the people of Burma. But you seem to help the junta indirectly.
well, NLD called for true negotiation with the junta led by than shwe during the past 20 years. and still true negotiation and reconciliation can happen - if the junta wants such sincerity from the pro-democracy side. the actual mindset of the junta is however the-winner-keeps-all style - and it has all the powers and moneys and as long as it has the baking of powerful neighbor like China in international political arena, it won't negotiate with anyone ...
but as Waihnin said in her speech, the actual pressure can be there - indirectly. Such indirect action is a direction against the junta's supporters - it only will happen if the free-world wants the world becoming freer and reformed for freedoms which values in the free countries. as long as economy is more important than freedom, even in the free-world, then the world will be just economic world - and freedoms will lose the ground with some undesirable consequences such as 2000+ sincere freedom fighters are to be in the jail including peace loving Buddhist monks and democratic leaders who can sincerely reform Burma.
if the world does love to see the domination of China from the east to the west, then keep the influxes of junk made-in-china for actual Euro, Dollar, Pond ...
Whilst I hated to see the success of the communists, I fail to accept the failure of another junta's supporter India for its democratic practices and hosting the freedom fighters, such as Burmese and Tibetan activists, on its soil. Whist Burmese democracy has a lot to learn from India - such as literature and culture which have influenced Burma for centuries, India has failed herself toward China - whilst the west has also been looking to the east, India has not looked to the west's looking-to-the-east.
What is India has to lose? And Japan? In supporting China, both India and Japan can gain lots of economic grounds - but is it the long-term reality? China is claiming not being aggressive against its neighbors but supporting stability. Can the world see that rhetoric be sincere? Whilst China tries to gain both economic ground and political ground, its pursuits of becoming a world power is to balance the freedom the world has enjoyed with its suppressive amphibian-ism of communist capitalism. Is that true the world has everything to gain from China by supporting it?
DEMOCRATIC China would be a better neighbor which we better expect than the devil ... this one!
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5.
Is China really showing its muscles?
China has military and numbers and now economy... it seems China wants to claim Japan's markets as well. Or just a show? I wonder if the show relates to Burma's election distraction. Concerning to Burma's election, with their supports to the junta, both China and Japan might see eye to eye in this issue - if not about the Senkaku Islands. But why suddenly now China has to make such an event a global alert?
So China is worthy of Killer Than Shwe too! Red carpet has been laid again for him. And with jealousy, China had to warn the world, "don't come close to my prize!!!"
And Killer Than Shwe has been guaranteed not to worry about what the world would react on the result of the next election - just do as desired - (in other words, just go back to Burma and cheat the election openly).
As Burmese, we have to invite the world to observe the cheaters and get the complete pictures of how they cheat... and unity of thieves is, I must say, never a good thing - for us; and for the world too? Well, the UN knows it all and just being at odd situation about what have been happening with these cheaters...
I understand European Union has been neutral politically under the charms of economic opportunities just opened for it (or in its making). Good to make people wealthier and more prosperous... to ward PEACE... and the vast picture of the world is quite colourful... and as these complex colours mixing up gradually, we will see the grey eventually - that might be the twilight of democracy... and
What about the general prospect of democracy toward the Free-world?
As the emperor of Burma has touched the land of Red Army, and being welcomed under the Red Flag, with all sorts of guarantees, which EU leaders would not get for some reasons, can we expect any prospect of the effectiveness of the Free-world's general actions?!
As we have to see if any other killers would be welcomed that way too, other than the North Korean leaders, ...
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7.
as the election is not an election, what are those participating in the election?
Whoever they are, they will be who they are now; nothing will change because the election is not ...
the army will wear army uniform under the civilian costume. the thugs will wear their thuggish uniforms under the civilian costume.
But what will the civilians wear then? What the ones now participating in that election will wear? That same civilian costumes?
As the election is not an election, the representatives will not be representatives; just whoever they are
but not representatives of the people. Without election, the parliament will not be a parliament - it will be just where they can go vacation and get paid for reading what are written from above and reporting whatever passed by their censorship board.
Then what will the one participating in election will do? Would they go and play seek-and-hide in the toilets of that holiday building? Yeah! I'm thinking about that... but they cannot be blamed for making the election look like an election. They will certainly blamed if they fail to find a way out from these toilets.
Funny people do funny things and I write some funny stuffs to entertain myself and whoever bother to read my blog! But it won't be funny if you're trapped in toilets!
But what about those who are trapped in the uniforms?
The world is asked ... being asked ....
The world has not replied yet ... hello, world!
The world is not replying ... then what about our leaders? Hello, leaders!
Hello! ______ LEADERS?!!!
Leaders are not replying either!!!
Well, then these BIG ones trapped in the uniforms will not be rescued! They will have to die in their army uniforms!!!
Sorry!
I'm so sorry that I can't help!!!
:((
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8.
So....
China and Burma have agreed to use India for a while!
By giving India some expectation, it will take the hook, it will bite it hard and it will swallow it.
Now, the hook is in the throat ... not yet in the stomach.
And INDIA is not pulling the hook out ... in believing in its triumphant relationship with the junta -
It wasn't like a hook a few years back but now China has had lots of influences in the region, in the world... and India seems to be falling and falling ... both technologically and economically.
Intellectually China is not open. It's a close society. India seems to be an open society ... is it? Whilst a close society has achieved so much - mainly due to leadership quality, an open society is falling far behind - due to what?
India has internal wars and brutality and hypocrisy of being world largest democracy. China has extreme oppression and brutality and hypocrisy of the world economy. Yeah, quite different!
So democracy has been beaten badly by economy!!!
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9.
Jews Served for Nazi
How great a people might be, it must always have its version of black-sheep; people are people; they must share pleasure and tear, bad and special. Alas, the Jews must be aware of these people that they can exist everywhere in Jewish society then and now.
For we People from Burma, we must see and know those who the black-goats are ... here and there, then and now ... what should we do about them? Well, we better dissociate with them. Worse is if they have taken such and such roles and have been allowed to do what they want to ... they won't give us beautiful dreams but if they do, they won't make these dreams come true...
We from Burma usually have good will for others and would do good things. At the same time, we know there are the ones totally opposite from these general standard. They have taken the power and have ruled the country. They shouldn't be allowed to do the same in Burmese societies in foreign lands - whether they have powers, connections, wealth, education and knowhow.
Those foreign partners, activists against Burma's military junta, pro-democratic dream, working for democracy and human rights, should see these black-goats and avoid them; at the same time, should put more effort on ideology and strategy for democracy in Burma.
By not giving up hope, but by empowering the potential of those sincere, Burma should be able to shine naturally again eventually.
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10.
So these days are dog-days...
It's stupid for the junta to seek Nuclear weapon as it can bring all international attention. But how much do they really care about such international attention?
Imagine if the junta could achieve a level of nuclear power ...
Isn't it the reason why they sought it quietly?
But now a North Korean messenger has arrived to King's town... this could mean that they are open to the world and showing the signal that they'll pursue whatever they like to openly ... from now on?
I personally don't like the junta succeed such power. They are arrogant now. If they had such power ...
If they had such power, our democratic goal will not be achieved without witnessing a mushroom cloud... and this is the reason and that means we wouldn't get there ever!
Hope everyone understand this and stop the mad military Doggies!!!
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11.
POKING THE TIGERS....
Is the junta's view on North Korea reflects ASEAN's view or some of ASEAN countries' view? Thailand shouldn't be included in this but it's a major funding country for the cause of the Burma's military - for whatever reason.
Obviously ASEAN's support for the junta is not waning. Perhaps, they don't buy nuclear information from the junta. And they allowed the junta to escape ... through their Foreign Minister. Although they have no power to keep the junta to listen to what they have to say, since they ASEAN leaders have nothing much to say since the junta was admitted into their loop-shaped circle being swayed in the winds of the Burma's military brutes - obviously the wittiest amongst them, they ASEAN leaders look quite content whatever happening politically and militarily in the ring; Burma doesn't look like a valerian but prbotagonistically dominating inside the ring.
Fearing what doesn't deserve their fear but not fearing what they should, sometimes politics is quite silly!
What actually is the political goal of ASEAN?
The intentions of both China and India are clear and straightforward - to control the region and to counterbalance "by SHARING THE RESOURCES" of Burma. Clear, aren't they?
And now North Korea is coming walking straight, chest raised, nose touching soil of the 'Red' planet, across the faces of Japan and South Korea, and perhaps carrying Good News to the junta ...
As though ASEAN had to let a big fish escape into the hand of India which ended up lending moneys to the junta in the terms of COUNTER BALANCING CHINA ..., it's clear they ALL are heading to listen to the junta's teenagers' taste "Baby, Say 'YES'" in the arena for 2010 sELECTION show.
Why does he needs that money from India whilst he can even afford to develop nuclear weapon? Because he has to develop that weapon and no money for something else? Maybe! We all know how the Burmese soldiers are starved and deprived - obviously I don't mean the elites or those close to the tops.
But why, why does he need that money as it's not that much anyway?
What I understand is it's just a test. Now he knows, we know, how much India is committed to him particularly. Now we know. But what is his interpretation from that money? Does he think Indian government is now one of his card he can play?
When The Thais lent money to the junta, what happened to these Thais? Didn't they end up protecting the junta? Well, their moneys were huge though so they had to get them back. And any other scenarios of other lender countries?
Burma has resources both human and natural. And she has ever consuming markets as well for all regional exporters as she produces only agricultural products or other low qualities only good for local customers. So Burma is not a poor country in terms of importing. She just imports everything and exports laborers.
So she is attractive enough for the regional exporters although she has not being able to pose like a European model.
The more Burma looks attractive, the better for the junta to fish any ponds around her.
Yes, Than Shwe looked very amused.
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Being his Ass on Nepyidaw, Burma, his back has been on ASEAN and one of his leg on China; now another leg is supported by India and one arm is on North Korea and another arm is on Iran.
So the junta looks quite giant as the generals view themselves the manipulators playing regional politics as they want to play.
It has made ASEAN to protect it, China and India to need it, whilst North Korea seems its military partner in developing special power. But after it had such power, North Korea would have to face the fate of ASEAN for sure.
Well, that's how politics of the day!
Obviously both China and India will be needed for a long time as they are the ones that can make the criminals stand tall in the world.
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14. RIGHT WAY to them anyway
Can Expelling Burma from ASEAN make any achievement for the group?
Yes, that action can restore the dignity of ASEAN. If ASEAN thinks it never ever had such a dignity to be restored, then it doesn't need to do anything.
Obviously ASEAN wants to salvage its dignity by whatever means - and it has chosen to protect its idea of bringing Burma into its political and economic game. ASEAN knows they were wrong in bringing the criminals into their circle.
ASEAN leaders have believed it must protect the war monger criminals in saving the face of their organization ASEAN.
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15. the Maze around Than Shwe
I think we don't have to talk about coming Election too much. Let the talking go to the credible countries, the UN and other human right organizations. What most necessary is, I think, the information and evidences of every single event happened daily regarding to that election. This election deserves a special approach from Burma's media.
Dangers in acquiring information is never doubted. Yet this time it's ...
I have noticed ASEAN seems becoming divided over Burma's issues. But this election is, yes, as Mr. Zin Linn described how Amnesty International described, critical to ASEAN's credibility.
But do they, most ASEAN countries, really care? You know which countries I'm talking about. If there ever cared, they might still care.
But... another but is Burma's junta has well put ASEAN, especially Thailand this time, right under its dirty nose. Abisit is to visit Burma and Than Shwe is to visit India. Would the two events happen at the same time?
On the other hand, the Red were expected to win as the were supporting Thanksin the former PM of Thailand, a best friend of Burma's ugly generals. But a spike in their nose Abisit won and ... you can imagine how ogre-faced Than Shwe might have been on that and why he tries to visit the Hanumans. Those monkeys have been used or manipulated to be game-ready for years. Monkeys in Thailand are used for picking coconuts. But in Than Shwe's game, they would be picking up China's leftovers.
Well, you can keep wondering why things happened as they did recently between Burma and Thailand.
