[burmanet2-l] VOA inflitration?

[dawnstar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

what do you expect from the washington based government oriented
financed VOA, when the us govt spokesmen denounces this as a terrorist
act, they write the book, its their game and their rules, so what.
remember who put Mobutu in power in Zaire. Thank the CIA. ds

Htun A. Gyaw wrote:
> 
> Gravely concern about the VOA (Burmese Section) broadcasting on
> October 6, 1999
> 
> Yesterday, VOA Burmese section broadcasted about the seize of Burmese
> embassy, VOA said "the terrorists selected the kids and women from the
> embassy and pointed their heads with gun and repeatedly threatened to
> kill them  ".
> 
> We never heard a single news about these young warriors threaten women
> and children in the embassy compound, in any Thai news, in any
> newspapers and without any doubt, we believe that such thing never
> happened at any given time during the crisis. All Democracy activists
> should demand the VOA to clarify who is responsible for this and why
> does it broadcast the fabricated news, which is meant to degrade the
> student activists who risk their lives for the cause of their country.
> One can assume that such kind of false news serves the very best
> interest of Burmese military regime and there is a reason to believe
> that news was created by the military regime to brain wash the
> people's mind because many young people have been very excited about
> the heroic action made by student warriors.
> 
> We are gravely concerned about the false news, which created a bad
> image for the true nationalist as blood thirsty and unkind people. As
> a matter of fact, the real monsters are the ruling generals and their
> thugs who killed thousands of students and people since 1962.
> 
> All the peace loving people should know about one thing. Foreign
> broadcasting stations are the ones the regime fears most because all
> the genuine news can easily reach to the whole 44 million people by
> air. This is also the reason that armed forces personnel are now
> allowed to listen to foreign stations They can block Daw Aung San Suu
> Kyi"s house, they have been able to terminate the publication of
> independence newspapers, they can absolutely control the BBS and
> Myanmar television station naturally because they own the broadcasting
> media; they can seal the border crossing.
> 
>  However they cannot block the news which flies from the air.  We can
> try to distribute our newsletters, postcards and flyers but even
> though we do to distribute such anti regime letters, it is very hard
> to reach to many people.  If we distributed 30,000 letters and if 50%
> received our letters ,only 15,000
> people can know about it.  But the radio stations are very influential
> and the best weapon to beat the regime practically.  They are very
> careful about the radio station abroad and they planned to infiltrate
> inside the foreign broadcasting stations especially, BBC, VOA and RFA.
> 
> My own experience in Burma reveals some truth.  When I was a first
> year student in Rangoon Arts and Science University in 1969, I met a
> guy in my friend's house.  He was an English teacher and has very
> thick and strong voice.  He was from Insein and a Karen.  They were
> celebrating a party at that time because he got a job from BBC.  But
> later his appointment was revoked and someone was appointed instead of
> him. Later we heard that his appointment was cancelled because the
> BSPP informed to BBC that he was a communist.  But he was not.  Why he
> was named as communist?. Because they need their man inside the
> foreign broadcasting station.  They planted their moles by using many
> ways, now BBC cannot broadcast about democratic activities very well
> and so did the VOA and RFA. Foreign broadcasting stations play a
> crucial role in Burmese politics.  BSPP/SLORC/SPDC cannot stop foreign
> broadcasting so they tried to infiltrate inside foreign broadcasting
> stations and manipulate the news
> which will threaten their status quo.
> 
> Another example that the regime is very sensitive about the radio
> broadcasting is ,once  KNU started their broadcasting from Manaplaw,
> the regime bombed the station within days.  It shown that they are
> afraid of radio stations which easily reach to the whole population.
> Think about it if we were them how could we counter it? The best way
> to counter the broadcasting is to send your people inside the inner
> circle.  This is the best way.
> 
> If someone said it is not sure, let me say one thing: it really
> happens
> today.
> 
> truth will prevail
> 
> Htun Aung Gyaw
> 
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