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Subject: Re: Burma leader reduces workload because after fall


The cause of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's weakened health is the intense SLORC
pressure on the whole NLD which falls on her shoulders.  She is about the
only legitimate politician in Burma who, because of her international
profile, is relatively immune from SLORC intimidation, threats, arbitrary
arrest and torture.  Therefore, an inordinate amount of responsibility,
which normally in a democratic institution is shared among many, rests
only on her.

How bloody apalling that low-life elites such as Chavalit, Goh, Ramos and
Mahathir pretend they get their legitimacy from elections, yet turn their
backs on the elected leadership of Burma.  Hypocrites!!!!

If Aung San Suu Kyi wastes away the way many elected NLD members have done
in SLORC prisons, the responsibility is not only on the hands of SLORC
pigs whose violence is internationally known and documented, but also upon
the hands of ASEAN leaders who embrace torturers and murderers as
brothers, shaming their otherwise worthy nations and organization.


Be forwarned:  ASEAN and SLORC had better take action right away to ease
the pressure on Aung San Suu Kyi and the NLD.  If not, the responsibility
for all results is on their hands.  Internationally, it may mean nothing
more than a wad of spit in the face.  In Burma, the danger is beyond
consideration.



On Tue, 17 Jun 1997, Julien Moe wrote:

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> Burma leader reduces workload because after fall
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> Copyright © 1997 The Associated Press 
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> RANGOON, Burma (June 17, 1997 3:38 p.m. EDT) -- Pro-democracy leader
> Aung San Suu
> Kyi has reduced her workload while recovering from a fall down the
> stairs of her home in which
> she hurt her back, neck and shoulders, her political party said
> Tuesday.
> 
> Rumors had been circulating around Rangoon about the Nobel peace
> laureate's health. Her aides
> had said she was suffering from diarrhea; diplomats said she appeared
> extremely underweight and
> word had spread of an accident.
> 
> The National League for Democracy said Suu Kyi fell May 21 and has
> responded to medical
> treatment but is still resting.
> 
> Suu Kyi's health is critical to the struggle for democracy in Burma,
> which has been ruled by military
> governments since 1962.
> 
> Although Suu Kyi's party is organized throughout the country, she is
> the perhaps the only member
> of the pro-democracy movement capable of consistently capturing
> international attention because
> of the clarity of her messages and considerable personal charm.
> 
> She usually is reluctant to speak about physical ailments or family
> life with reporters. An aide at her
> home told The Associated Press, "she can work as usual now, but she
> refrains from doing
> strenuous work."
> 
> Another aide, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, said Suu Kyi's
> friends and supporters
> had persuaded her to temporarily give up her vegetarian diet and
> resume eating meat until she
> could regain her weight and strength.
> 
> A diplomat in Rangoon who requested anonymity said the military had
> offered to send Suu Kyi a
> doctor, but she refused. Suu Kyi's aides said they were unaware of any
> such offer.
>