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The Costs of failing to Prevent Ano (r)



dear ko julien moe:

it's a good article. but i think u deviate from the fact in ur 
composition. how? u said, "Of course it is an auspicious sign that at 
last NLD has accepted to have talks with SPDC."  as far as my knowledge 
goes, it is the generals who 'at last' give in to the nld's call for a 
dialogue. however, the generals still are tactically attempting to m 
make the dialogue proposed by nld less meaningful. how?  instead of 
having a full-scale and high-level meeting with nld, spdc ordered its 
hand-picked home-minister to meet the elected nld's leaders.  in this 
way, spdc downplays the importance  of the possible dialogue with nld.  
it is nothing, but spdc's delaying tactics.  DELAYING FOR A MEANINGFUL 
DIALOGUE IS INDIRECT DENIAL OF IT. if spdc is really committed to 
democratization, it must start a unconditional meeting in which all 
top-level leaders of both sides are present.  as far as i am concerned, 
nld is very much ready for that kind of high-level meeting. it is the 
spdc who is not ready for such a meeting.

so, please check ur commentaries on who fails to remove the political 
deadlock.  nld in this case should not be blamed equally.  ur article is 
suggesting that nld should be blamed too because it puts the party's 
ideologies above the national agenda.  i believe it does'nt.  it is spdc 
who keeps its class-welfare above all the national agenda. please don't 
shift blame from this military clique to nld in this way.

perhaps, i see only one side of the same coin.  u step out to MYANMAR 
and i remain in BURMA. u can change ur political stand. u can side with 
spdc or remain with us.  even though u leave us, please leave honorably. 
we are truth lovers not the truth-twisters.  this article upsets me for 
u twisted the truth with suger-coated words which every one can speak 
out.

with respect,

aung soe (BKK)

----Original Message Follows----
Date:         Wed, 19 Aug 1998 15:57:02 -0400
Reply-To:     Julien Moe <moe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject:      The Costs of failing to Prevent Another Uprising
To:           MAYKHA-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

The Costs of failing to Prevent Another Uprising
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Since the 1988 uprising, the government of Myanmar has been 
reconstructing
the nation's economy in vain with sanctions imposed by the nations that
should be major business partners.The priceof disregarding the people's 
will
and demand for the installation of a democratic governmentis economic
hardship.Myanmar has been a clear example that demonstrates political
reforms are indispensable to make progress in the nation's economy.

Academic institutions have been suspended and as a result the students 
have
become drug-addicts and hooligans who can contribute nothing to
society.Nations imposed sanctions on Myanmar and as a result hard 
currency
has become a rare antique for the nation.The international efforts to
resolve the tense political situation in Myanmar have failed. The most
recent one was SPDC's rejection of the UM proposal to receive an envoy 
in
Myanmar.

Although today peace between all states prevail, another deadly conflict 
is
likely to occur provided that the talks between NLD and SPDC fail. Of 
course
it is an auspicious sign that at last NLD has accepted to have talks 
with
SPDC. Another uprising would cost SPDC tighter sanctions and worsened
economic hardship and SPDC woulkd lose face on the world's political 
stage.
It would cost the nation innocent blood. Impeccable people would die 
while
selfish politicians abroad watch the bloodshed and hail the event 
afterwards.

Peace talks with NLD would produce a calm and peaceful domestic and
international climate that will make nations ponder about the sanctions 
that
must be lifted later.That surely will pave the way for economic 
stability
and later to progress.

Since 1945 approximately 200 internal conflicts have produced an 
estimated
45 million deaths, 90 % of them among civilians. Myanmar was on that 
list.
Beyond the loss of life, the conflict such as the 1988 uprising devours
scarce foreign assistance resources abd the economic hardship is adding 
to
the rolls of the world's poor.

In the absence of peace, poverty is certain to spread ubiquitously.This
applies  to the case in Myanmar.SPDC and NLD should no longer give
priorities to personal interests over the talks but ought to try to 
resolve
the overdue issue with mutual understanding and good will for the future 
of
the nation.

By  Julien Moe




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