UK.org

28 April 2004

Madam
A UK.org committee has decided it would not be in the interest of Burma to place your comments into the pubic domain at this point in time, but retains the right to include it in its opprobrious catalogue which is displayed in our library for all of our members to learn from, especially our Burmese members.  it gives them an indication as to the many reasons democracy is held back in Burma.  It is not only the SPDC who prevent freedom, but blame also is placed firmly on the backs of people like you, who are so blinded by reality, that you do not give the time to study the history of your own country, but instead listen to others who are simply chasing their own ego's, and they use people like yourself as tools.

If madam, you prefer we write in Burmese, we would be glad to pass this subject to our Burma section?

However, It would be a learning period for you, if you were to visit the web page of the PDP and learn something about your own history. <www.pdp-burma.net>

With respect

UK.org
UK.org

26 April 2004

Ref:  Member comment; The 'NATIONAL' CAMOUFLAGE

Mr. Shwe

We have been in the human rights struggle for 46 years, covering the whole world and are in the business of encouraging people to speak their minds, more so when it involves human rights. We try to encourage people to solve their own problems through political dialogue, which means parties in opposition, who are confronted with the same common tyrannical oppression, and this does, as in any democracy, mean treading on controversial ground.  However, your inapprehensible behaviour in regard to your own countries history, and certainly toward UK.org, which you portrayed in your response to a comment made by one of our members, quite clearly shows your inadequacies.  We will therefore, not even attempt to educate you on your assumptions, because we feel it would be wasted on you.

Thankfully, as a country, Burma does have in its mist, more than enough extremely competent individuals who are struggling very hard to make life better for the likes of undeserving individuals like yourself, who have played no part what so ever in furthering Burma's movement to freedom, on the contrary, its people like you who are delaying progress.
You will we hope, learn as you go through life.  All we can hope for, that it's for the good of Burma.

A UK.Org, committee will decide if your comment and our reply should be posted on the web and various media outlets allowing for the world and of course your own country men/women, to assess your opinions themselves, and see how they respond to your juvenile politics.

Regards

UK.org.
UK.org
Member comment

24 April 2004

THE 'NATIONAL' CAMOUFLAGE

I read with both humour and frustration, that some Burma observers are a little perplexed in their 'attempts' to analyse the secretive and shadowy regime. I further read that disappointment and dismay is rampant because the SPDC does not want to be exhibited itself in Bangkok. These assumptions only show how naïve many observers are.  The SPDC is, and has been predictable all the time.  It's the 'timetable' of events which can vary. If people took time to listen and learn instead of opening their mouths before they engage their brain, and face reality instead of dreaming, then combating the SPDC will be possible.  But before that can happen people have to stop shouting "let's form a group and suggest we all unite".  It's outrageously pathetic.  Its like a football team without a captain, where each section, i.e. full backs - wingers- forwards, create there own groups, and suggest they unite with the other segments of the SAME team.  The common sense thing of uniting the whole team, and then electing a captain, appears to elude them, causing even more divide amongst them.  The Burmese way seems to run parallel and is in tune with the regimes game plan of divide and rule.  Why should the regime worry about inflicting tactics when the pro-democracy activists self inflict?  

The political game board as it stands today is, without 'effective leadership, tactical forward planning, or a workable infrastructure', all prevented from operating by the SPDC.  The major players, in order to bring democracy to Burma would be better served if they followed the rules of engagement by first organising their front line defences, for example: The NLD, as prisoner of war, cannot effectively operate inside the theatre of battle, its logistical support ( NCGUB ) is in tatters, where it too is ineffective even in friendly territory.  The battle is lost, but the war is far from over. 

It must be assumed that the NLD leadership because of its incarceration is not fully aware of its perilous position, and this leaves the NLD in the wilderness and the battleground open to intimidation and attack. 
The SPDC is quite happy to witness more and more groups being formed in an attempt to show more prongs to the offensive, but an army of mix and match running around in disarray with no central control or direction creates more confusion among its enemies and makes it easier to disrupt.

Every one knows the major problem with Burmese politics, everyone wants to be leader, and the way of thinking is, "If I can't be leader no one will".  As a westerner with a Burmese heritage, and I have roamed around Burma many times, visiting relatives, and collating information,  I find it very difficult not to openly insult the intelligence of those who could be doing more if only they dropped their own massive egos.

If in the case of all out nuclear war, where all political parties and senior military leaders are killed or incapacitated, a system of inheritance takes affect.  Individuals in top industrial and commerce positions, who are leaders in their own field, right down to floor management, will be put into place to establish order and planning.
In a monarchy where perhaps all known heirs are killed, the search for the next in line, no matter how far removed, will take place if it means holding a nation together.  When no other solution can be found because of internal bickering, then the most logical way is to follow the rules of inheritance.

There is the NLD, the PDP, the only two major legitimate political parties', I say legitimate meaning both party's won elections, albeit the PDP was under a different title when its leader U Nu was prime minister, but the party at least, did hold office before being ousted by Ne Win, so line of inheritance is clear. Then there are the ethnic nations, whose only entry into the fold should be as a nation state represented by one major National Burmese party, if they run as NLD, no problem, providing it represents the whole nation at a unified Burmese national level, and not consisting of a multitude of different groups, which should only represent local government infrastructures and issues, if and when Burma is united, and Burman splinter groups to act accordingly.

Speaking hypothetically; if we accept the position as described above, it means in order to continue the war; we must place a competent reserve leadership at the helm. This leadership must take over all aspects of the fight, which means access to all systems and logistics.  To do this a front bench of leaders with experience and knowledge of the whole picture should take their positions accordingly. The legitimate and most senior of political parties should elect a cabinet from among themselves, leaving the chair open to ASSK  and the vice chair to Burma's  only other election party victor, the PDP.  This will create a clean cut procedure with a 123 combination of steps that even a child could follow.  With this system in place, a board of advisors can be brought in, and there are plenty of qualified candidates out there in the world.  If this could be agreed between parties, then I'm sure funding would follow.

If something is not done soon, the regime will move into its next phase by holding an election.  With or without the selected group's; not that their presence would change the course of action anyhow.  When the time comes, the regime won't bother too much either, about the age of a voter just so long as he/she can write a cross in the right spot.  The SPDC, being the clever fellows they are, more so since the world is firmly focused on it, have been busy for years, impregnating the whole country otherwise out of reach of pro-democracy groups, with stories of its democracy building, and demanding that the people should support them by voting. 

Because the regime has created so many different political guises the actual count is not necessary, but as far as the people are concerned, they will believe a proper choice was given to them.  If this succeeds, and every sign says it will, then all the SPDC requires is a few million crosses on paper whether from true belief of fair elections, or under threat of death or starvation.  The results will be held in front of the eyes of the world, with shouts of victory at the polls. This in turn would appear to have massively smashed any mandate the NLD thinks it still holds.  Who is going to denounce an election result even if the world does know exactly how it came about, certainly not western democracies, it's not in their interest, and they hold no powers to investigate vote rigging. We did after all, stand by and watched Iraqis one sided election, Zimbabwe's one way election, and they are only two examples, there many more. 

The impending convention absurdly prefixed by the word national, 'house rules' would be more appropriate, is and always has been for the sole benefit of the military regime. The whole convention is a ploy; the SPDC does not care one hoot, if anyone else takes part, as it won't interfere with their master plan. 
UK.org

Member comment.

21 April 2004

CRIMINAL INTENT THROUGH ASSOCIATION?


In many countries, democracies mostly, associating with known criminals could be regarded as collaboration with intent to commit or assist in crime.  Employers are always suspicious of new staff if they have a criminal record.  People will break off friendships if one is associated with crime, in fear of themselves becoming suspect.  Even a suspected criminal who has no evidence against him/her, will suddenly lose friends.  No decent hard working person wants to be associated in any way with the criminal fraternity in fear of intimidation through association.

I have perhaps over expressed the word association, but much of life's hardships and successes are caused or created by association.  As people we quickly learn who to make friends with, and who not to associate with, after all its who you know and not what you know, as we say over here.  In every day life our relationship with others are nearly always drawn from necessity, so, in the eyes of honest and decent people, the only reason one would associate with a known criminal is to assist with, or benefit  from, crime?

If this is the attitude of most civilised societies, I use civilised as described in the English dictionary,  why do then, some of those societies associate with Burma's SPDC or what ever title it chooses to bestow upon itself?  Surely, anyone knowingly associating with mass murderers is sharing the responsibility of the crime, and should be regarded as such?

It is pure hypocrisy within a civilised society, to condemn on the one hand, but to associate as friends with the other?  These people are sanctioning horrendous crimes by their association with the military regime in Burma and they all deserve to be condemned as such!  You simply cannot compromise with people who slaughter at will. People who would kill their own families if they became a risk to them, just as Iraq's former dictator did, and he is only one example of many in our life time.

Surely enough time and pain has been endured to make the people of Burma come out of the shadow of naivety and gullibility, and realise that old ways of thinking and superstitions are a tool used against them by their masters, the SPDC, and others who are only in the game for personal profit!

Passing thought:
When an engine can no longer pull its load, its time to replace it before it lets you down completely.  Allowing it to puff and ponder right up to its melt down will be the same as floating down the rapids of the Salween in a boat without a paddle, placing your life into the hands of a powerful current, in serious peril of hitting submerged rocks!  Now is the time to seek out and bring in a new engine, one with vitality, bursting with power and can run at higher revs than the last dared ever do without fear of exploding.

Marcus

A UK.org member.




UK.org
Member comment

24 April 2004

THE 'NATIONAL' CAMOUFLAGE

I read with both humour and frustration, that some Burma observers are a little perplexed in their 'attempts' to analyse the secretive and shadowy regime. I further read that disappointment and dismay is rampant because the SPDC does not want to be exhibited itself in Bangkok. These assumptions only show how naïve many observers are.  The SPDC is, and has been predictable all the time.  It's the 'timetable' of events which can vary. If people took time to listen and learn instead of opening their mouths before they engage their brain, and face reality instead of dreaming, then combating the SPDC will be possible.  But before that can happen people have to stop shouting "let's form a group and suggest we all unite".  It's outrageously pathetic.  Its like a football team without a captain, where each section, i.e. full backs - wingers- forwards, create there own groups, and suggest they unite with the other segments of the SAME team.  The common sense thing of uniting the whole team, and then electing a captain, appears to elude them, causing even more divide amongst them.  The Burmese way seems to run parallel and is in tune with the regimes game plan of divide and rule.  Why should the regime worry about inflicting tactics when the pro-democracy activists self inflict?  

The political game board as it stands today is, without 'effective leadership, tactical forward planning, or a workable infrastructure', all prevented from operating by the SPDC.  The major players, in order to bring democracy to Burma would be better served if they followed the rules of engagement by first organising their front line defences, for example: The NLD, as prisoner of war, cannot effectively operate inside the theatre of battle, its logistical support ( NCGUB ) is in tatters, where it too is ineffective even in friendly territory.  The battle is lost, but the war is far from over. 

It must be assumed that the NLD leadership because of its incarceration is not fully aware of its perilous position, and this leaves the NLD in the wilderness and the battleground open to intimidation and attack. 
The SPDC is quite happy to witness more and more groups being formed in an attempt to show more prongs to the offensive, but an army of mix and match running around in disarray with no central control or direction creates more confusion among its enemies and makes it easier to disrupt.

Every one knows the major problem with Burmese politics, everyone wants to be leader, and the way of thinking is, "If I can't be leader no one will".  As a westerner with a Burmese heritage, and I have roamed around Burma many times, visiting relatives, and collating information,  I find it very difficult not to openly insult the intelligence of those who could be doing more if only they dropped their own massive egos.

If in the case of all out nuclear war, where all political parties and senior military leaders are killed or incapacitated, a system of inheritance takes affect.  Individuals in top industrial and commerce positions, who are leaders in their own field, right down to floor management, will be put into place to establish order and planning.
In a monarchy where perhaps all known heirs are killed, the search for the next in line, no matter how far removed, will take place if it means holding a nation together.  When no other solution can be found because of internal bickering, then the most logical way is to follow the rules of inheritance.

There is the NLD, the PDP, the only two major legitimate political parties', I say legitimate meaning both party's won elections, albeit the PDP was under a different title when its leader U Nu was prime minister, but the party at least, did hold office before being ousted by Ne Win, so line of inheritance is clear. Then there are the ethnic nations, whose only entry into the fold should be as a nation state represented by one major National Burmese party, if they run as NLD, no problem, providing it represents the whole nation at a unified Burmese national level, and not consisting of a multitude of different groups, which should only represent local government infrastructures and issues, if and when Burma is united, and Burman splinter groups to act accordingly.

Speaking hypothetically; if we accept the position as described above, it means in order to continue the war; we must place a competent reserve leadership at the helm. This leadership must take over all aspects of the fight, which means access to all systems and logistics.  To do this a front bench of leaders with experience and knowledge of the whole picture should take their positions accordingly. The legitimate and most senior of political parties should elect a cabinet from among themselves, leaving the chair open to ASSK  and the vice chair to Burma's  only other election party victor, the PDP.  This will create a clean cut procedure with a 123 combination of steps that even a child could follow.  With this system in place, a board of advisors can be brought in, and there are plenty of qualified candidates out there in the world.  If this could be agreed between parties, then I'm sure funding would follow.

If something is not done soon, the regime will move into its next phase by holding an election.  With or without the selected group's; not that their presence would change the course of action anyhow.  When the time comes, the regime won't bother too much either, about the age of a voter just so long as he/she can write a cross in the right spot.  The SPDC, being the clever fellows they are, more so since the world is firmly focused on it, have been busy for years, impregnating the whole country otherwise out of reach of pro-democracy groups, with stories of its democracy building, and demanding that the people should support them by voting. 

Because the regime has created so many different political guises the actual count is not necessary, but as far as the people are concerned, they will believe a proper choice was given to them.  If this succeeds, and every sign says it will, then all the SPDC requires is a few million crosses on paper whether from true belief of fair elections, or under threat of death or starvation.  The results will be held in front of the eyes of the world, with shouts of victory at the polls. This in turn would appear to have massively smashed any mandate the NLD thinks it still holds.  Who is going to denounce an election result even if the world does know exactly how it came about, certainly not western democracies, it's not in their interest, and they hold no powers to investigate vote rigging. We did after all, stand by and watched Iraqis one sided election, Zimbabwe's one way election, and they are only two examples, there many more. 

The impending convention absurdly prefixed by the word national, 'house rules' would be more appropriate, is and always has been for the sole benefit of the military regime. The whole convention is a ploy; the SPDC does not care one hoot, if anyone else takes part, as it won't interfere with their master plan. 

The world tends to forget, indeed many of the voices from Burma tend to forget, that only a minute fraction of the population are aware what is going on in their own country other than what is false fed to them by the regime.  Like the caged mouse nervously observing the ground before venturing out for food, the people of Burma are instinctively aware of predators but never know exactly where, are who they are, so every step outside is with risk.   If all of a sudden a predatory uniform is exchanged for civilian clothes, it simply becomes the wolf in sheep's clothing as far as the people are concerned, so their caution does not lapse any, but the image of a civilian standing for local election  accompanied by all the trimmings of pomp and ceremony, pre-empted over a long period by well practised propaganda of how the world is praising the regime for its apparent display of democracy building, a person may be forgiven  for being tricked into unsuspectingly, or more to the truth, due to fear of reprisal, vote for that suit.  This in turn would give the regime an element of validity in the eyes of the world.  It would be completely irrelevant as to the real reason people voted, because in truth, the world doesn't give a damn, so long as the regime is seen to obtain a licence to operate in the form of a mandate given by a majority, the world will no longer feel guilty about trading with it.  A fact, which once again, is overlooked by many Burmese due to the lack of knowledge in the art of coercion, and the real world, and there must be no doubt, it is an art learned over many years where sacrificial lambs are plentiful.

Tunnel vision, a trait of just about every Burmese exile other than a few, is blocking out real events behind the camouflage, and is displayed in most of the reports or comments I have read over the years.  People are constantly writing about the obvious, which is not constructive.  To compete against the snake one must move along the ground and through the undergrowth, because the snake will not rise to your level in fear of being caught in the open.  You must learn its ways, and become better at them.  The ethnics failed in their quest against the regime because they did not learn how too.

For those who are rejecting the Convention, I say to you all, your decision to do so will show the world just how the SPDC is working its trickery.  Although many of the foreign governments looking on are well aware of their tactics, they will not interfere or advise.  But, by all sticking together, it is the beginning of a vital learning period, where the only way is forward. The next move would be, to unite and learn from each other.  Study the enemy in detail, formulate a battle plan, and execute it from a united front. A long process but workable.  Many of the regimes weaknesses are already known, so use them to creep deeper into the corridors of its powerbase... 

Always stay alert for the snake within!


A UK.org member
Who prefers anonymity.


UK.org
Member comment

19 April 2004

ACT ON FACTS & NOT FICTION

Facts are always more difficult to accept.  Fiction is what self imposed dreamers feed from.  Walk into any well stocked library, you will quickly identify the realists and the dreamers, the leaders and the followers, the brave and the scared, the thinkers and the confused, and of course the manipulators and the gullible. Even if people move among other subjects they still reveal their true characters through the eyes of the professional librarian, or the astute observer.

It's all well and good for some to suggest that by diverting or placing obstacles in the path of any dealings with the SPDC, and by rejecting or promoting absence from the proposed convention, is wrong, no matter what the cost.  Those people are, in my humble view missing or most probable, ignoring, some very important issues here.    The major one being, that you cannot enhance the fragrance of a flower once it's in full bloom, this can only be achieved by careful nursing and dedicated monitoring of a young bud.
As with people it is impossible to deal with those who are set in their ways, more so if they feel secure in their present state, as every teenager knows by the conflict of interest between their parents and themselves. In the case of the SPDC, no deals will ever come to fruition between them and the people, not while they have the upper hand ( they will however deal with neighbours where only involved parties will profit ) because they do not want to accept the present if it means surrendering their power, therefore those of the present must deal with the next generation of regime leaders, but this of course takes time, possibly only after the deaths of the elders, unless they themselves can be influenced by the next generation, who in turn have been influenced by pro-democracy dreams, and, providing their own inflicted brainwashing has not gone to deep, in which case the next step down the line must be considered. Freedom is a long and painful process and Burma has not even begun its journey to the first step because too many are trying to make a name for themselves for profit, at the expense of the people. 
To expect any success in dealing with the SPDC as it is today, with only the NLD in opposition is pure fiction! 

Any growth in the SPDC's economic power house deriving from entrapment and false images of elevating from its position of power by conveniently releasing a couple of NLD members from prison and by organising a convention, appearing to draw sympathy from its neighbours, giving them validity, is a travesty of honour and greatly undermines the people of Burma and threatens to permanently set the SPDC's power base for ever in steel and concrete for as long as they choose. If that happens the seedlings of future dictators will be so impregnated with the genes of its predecessors that re -fertilization would be impossible.

It would appear that the economy and wealth of a few neighbouring countries along with some individuals who stand to gain, are more important than the well being of 50 million inhabitants of Burma who will have precisely no say what so ever in the course of events which will inherently affect them? 

To say that planned moves are the only way forward for Burma is surely directed at the naïve and the helpless?   ( If one was to snuggle up into a sleeping bag because his neighbour told him not to worry about the rattle snake already inside as it will not bite, then that person deserves to get bitten and then to suffer the painful if not fatal consequences of their idiocy.)
The NLD on its own will get bitten if it snuggles up to the SPDC, no matter how much they or their sympathizers indicate toward their apparent passiveness.  The venomous supremacy of the SPDC will show itself eventually if they feel vulnerable, no matter if millions fill the streets, because like China, & as with events of 8/8/88 they will be mowed down by machine guns, for it is not the masses who strike fear into the regime; it's the few clever intellectuals with cunning and tenacity in the belief that there is only one right way of doing things if Burma's future is to be secure with freedom of rights. The biggest fear of the SPDC is of these few special individuals getting together, their only grace however, is at the moment these individuals are not working from the same platform, an important step which the people must promote!

Up until the re-emergence of the PDP, the SPDC believed it held the reigns of its only political opposition and could therefore control the people by controlling the NLD and ASSK.  It succeeded very effectively, and then along came the PDP.  It's quite revealing really is it not, out of all the new births of numerous groups, many being formed only after the PDP tore away the manacles, leading to many more voices speaking out, that things began to move again. The last UK.org comment mentioned; had the PDP not shown its flag when it did, the SPDC would have terminated the NLD completely, which was already well into its death throes, and who then, would have, indeed, could have, carried on the struggle?????????   

Shaun

A UK.org member, & a human rights activist.



UK.org
Collective Comment.

18 April 2004

TIME TO ALLIGN  BEFORE THE WINDOW CLOSES  

As realistic people, we are aware that success ultimately produces losers; and it's the confused ambitions of the few which can bring doubt to success, for all. 

As the much talked about national convention, which the SPDC has proclaimed as its contribution to democracy, draws closer, (unless of course this too, turns out to be just another ploy) trust and support must spread across the whole spectrum of democracy building?  It is important to Burma, more so at this stage of the game, that its people are not channelled into one direction only to become trapped in the same bottleneck of confusion which has prevented advancement to date.

The 'NLD's victory in the 1990 elections were undoubtedly a major event for Burma, falling in line with 'U Nu's election victory, where it too fell prey to a military takeover, although at least the country did experience a period of freedom before hand, which was denied to the people after the 1990 elections. 

The lesson to be learned from both these misfortunes must surly be focused on the absence of any prolific advances made toward a multi party system, which on both accounts as history will reveal, gave the military the advantage? 
The Parliamentary Democracy Party (PDP) strives on behalf of the country to avoid this same mistake.  It aims to offer the people more than one option, to allow them the opportunity to spread these options, giving them more chances of survival, and making it more difficult for the Military dictators to focus all its might on just one target, the NLD! 

Although elections give the appearance of multi party involvement, both previous experiences lacked the distinctive characteristics of a multi 'political' party option, but did in fact consist only of newly formed politically inexperienced bodies, where it can be said, victory to some, came solely from circumstance, assisted by who they were, and who they lay claim to as their patrons. However, during those two periods in history it was suited to Burma's way of doing things.     

The PDP has learned not to ignore these historical happenings in fear of it repeating itself.  We know that Burma has to move away from old ideas if they are to have a future with the rest of the world.  The PDP's manoeuvring over the past few years, has shown how it studied and learned from past events,

The world has offered us a varied but troublesome picture of countries that have either by accident or design, changed their political agendas for a better way of life, only to suffer the teething pains of a fledgling democratic society. The PDP has worked hard and planned carefully in portraying itself as a strong political party who can take on a new political direction and guide the people of Burma through its maze of obstacles. 

As a party which stands for democracy it of course recognises the 1990 elections, (although after many years finding itself in conflict with the NLD's self proclaimed mandate long past its expiry date) is still fully supportive of the NLD in its struggle for democracy against the common enemy, and is willing to work along side them and others to achieve results.  However, the PDP also recognises the importance of a change in tactics.

If the NLD is seen as the only 'Burman' controlled party, ( with s few ethnic subsidiaries in the wings ) in a society already controlled by a 'Burman' military, than suspicions and fear will dominate any planned moves toward a proposed democracy, indeed it does so now.

Already the PDP has dramatically changed the course of politics inside Burma, although perhaps, not so evident from the outside, but very evident through the eyes of the SPDC, who have come to look upon the PDP as a serious adversary who possesses the capability to destabilise its power base.  The people of Burma are desperately crying out for more defences against the regimes onslaught by using the more effective multi political pronged assault instead of depending on one already restricted party, which on its own, is powerless, and no amount of PR will change that fact!

If the regime believe that other tactics are being used, ( other than from the ethnics which it is not unduly concerned with ) it will eventually realise that its continued suppressive acts against the NLD, ( whom it believes, is the only weapon in the people's arsenal )  will no longer be to an advantage, and would actually increase the already turbulent atmosphere within its own infrastructure as more and more leading members of the regime see themselves at greater risk from the growing change of tide against them!  So it is paramount at this point in time, that the world is seen and heard, to voice its support of a multi party alliance consisting of other political party's and not just a collection of NLD satellites who still demand right of office under a long expired mandate.  This attitude does not help but hinders advancement.  No body or political party is denying the result of the 1990 election, least of all the PDP, who sacrificed its own standing by not participating as a candidate, and followed on by giving its wholehearted support behind the NLD. 

If the PDP, being the only viable party, had not risen when it did, the risk of total annihilation of the NLD and its leaders would have been imminent, this is one of the key reasons which forced the PDP back into the game, and for the serious observer, was an obvious move in Burma's political arena .  The NLD have much to thank the PDP, for in its own campaign it has secured the democratic path and prevented the regime from obliterating all routes to democracy!  It (SPDC) now believes that while it allows the NLD to survive on, it is slowing down any advancement the PDP may make, by drawing all attention toward ASSK, which in turn they believe, will divert interest away from the PDP, making it less threatening. It is not working!     Many of the home truths concerning Burma's pro-democracy  political blunders were only brought to the surface by the genuine dedication and concern of the PDP!

Let those whose refuse to accept this fact  offer their comment to the world, remembering of course that only a few short years ago every one was fear ful of upsetting some else, where today some of the most profound concerns have been openly viewed to the world, and more importantly, people have put their name to it without fear or ridicual.  This is the path of political freedom opened by the PDP, and its courage of conviction!

Those who believe in the assassination attempt on ASSK, is looking in the wrong direction.  The SPDC is expert in physiological warfare and knows exactly how the people would react if they thought the lady escaped, and not allowed to escape, and the plan was perfectly executed.  In certain circumstances, by increasing your enemy's status, and who you now hold as prisoner, will actually give you more manipulative powers over the people.  While they continue to rally around their icon with total apathy in regard to reality, they are not working toward other solutions.  Precisely the result the SPDC wanted!  If the SPDC had wanted ASSK dead, she would have died, but that was not the plan!  It has been stated many times, 'do not underestimate the intelligence and/or capabilities  of the SPDC', but still, some people are totally oblivious to the realities of their dilemma, and/or the strengths of their enemies, this being the objective sought after by the regime, and by  keeping ASSK alive but in handcuffs they achieve it.

If the world wants to help Burma, then we ask it to show its democratic stance by recognising the PDP, not as opposition to the NLD, but as an ally against dictatorship.  The party political campaigning can begin once some form of order has been achieved in the country.  Whether or not The NLD takes the wheel at the beginning is completely irrelevant, what is important, that the principles of democracy prevail and eventually leads to free elections.

It now appears that many of the pro-democracy representatives are against the convention unless all their demands are met, quite rightly so, but without the manoeuvring and lobbying of the PDP, we believe these views and opinions would not have surfaced in the manner to which they have. 

It is important to consider, that the recent release of NLD members could have been due to some arrangement with ASSK, because the SPDC would do something only, if it's to their advantage. If this is the case, how far would the lady go in making deals behind closed doors, and while she is alone without political allies (not to be confused with political partners from the same party) she is very vulnerable to persuasion? 

We at UK.org are familiar with interrogation and mental conditioning techniques, on most occasions the incarcerated are not actually aware of how their minds have been manipulated.  Any amount of blackmail, falsehoods and deceit can be created to the point where the unfortunate prisoner becomes an unwilling but cooperative tool!  There are of course some prominent examples of this proceedure in the world today! 

If members of the pro democracy alignment are not familiar with the workings of the above, then they are simply a hindrance to the movement, because it gives the regime a tremendous advantage.  The game should only be played by those who are qualified.  We have said before; to send an untrained soldier into battle is too allow the enemy to play at his rules!

People must overlook any personal inhibitions and look at the true picture of events.  If the NLD stands alone on the stage, then the SPDC will be pulling the strings!


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