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Re Burma's Dilemma By Htun Aung Kya



An article, Burma's Dilemma, written by Ko Tun Aung Kyaw, ex-Chairman of All
Burma Students Democratic Front, was aired into Burma by Burmese language
program of Radio Free Asia, RFA, last month, grown many questions, whether or
not it provided considerable factor to end Burma's decade long political
deadlock. Among these questions, Ko Tun Aung Kyaw dogged Burma's real
political situation by giving former Gen. Ne Win and the present regime, SLORC
or SPDC, as a key player of Burma's political, economical, and social changes,
and miscalculating NLD's role in the democracy movements started from 1988
were left a big cloud over Burma. To single out the most important question,
is the only way to open the deadlock by NLD participating in the regime's
sponsored National Convention? 

Thousands of ways and methods lay in Burma to break down the deadlock. Some
substantial methods have been used in the country and abroad such as
international community interventions, civic unrest, mass demonstrations, non-
cooperation, economic sanctions and arm embargoes, diplomatic sanctions,
boycotting domestic and foreign goods, and etc.. Sooner or later, the regime
itself, under the its  mismanagement of economy, education, and social
affairs, has to break out the deadlock by holding political dialogue with NLD.
It is unavoidable.

To detail some misleading points from the articles, in paragraph one, the NLD
rejection of the meetings with the SLORC now known as SPDC was the right
decision.  The main theme of the meetings led by the regime the fact that was
to divide the NLD's leaderships. Staying away from enemy line is always safe. 
In paragraph six, Ko Tun Aung Kyaw again wrote that Aung San Suu Kyi joined
the demonstrations. It was wrong. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi answered, "No," in Vice
of Hope written Alan Clement page number 128 when Alan asked her whether she
participated in the demonstrations. In page number 129, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
again said, "I was just one of the large silent majority who were supporting
them [students]."

The paragraph seven said, "SLORC's main objective is to promote the country's
economy and establish a relationship with the opposition." This hypothesis is
absolutely wrong. In fact, the SLORC's objective is to eliminate the NLD from
Burma's soil that may let the military to become only single power in Burma.
Liberating partial economy is an objective that the regime's families,
relatives, and their loyalists to become the country's wealthiest elite. The
generals' desire is power and money. Majority of Burmese has been living in
poverty for decades. 

Wrongfully Judging the NLD's position in the democracy movement in the
paragraph twenty one by Ko Tun Aung Kyaw is too far from the NLD's main
objective, of which he wrote, "NLD and SLORC have confronted each other since
1988." What Daw Aung San Suu Kyi once told her supporters in her weekend forum
was that people have given mandate to the NLD to achieve democracy, peace, and
justice. And she said again that the NLD would do whatever it could to achieve
democracy. But the SLORC repressed NLD and arrested the elected
representatives unjustly and unlawfully. In terms, the NLD has been struggling
for Burmese pride and dignity, and equal opportunity.  	

In short, Ne Win is now almost a dead man who is slowly moving to a burial
ground. Overestimating the dead man role in Burma's politic will waste our
meaningful times. Lave the old man alone and do our job consistently first.
One thing to remember is that the 1988 uprising was not only to over threw the
BSPP but also to oppose the military rule by aiming of restoration democracy
and human rights. 

Thanks,

Nyi Nyi Lwin (Editor)
The Rangoon Post 
P.O.BOX 64
Rockville, MD 20848