Alice-Military Junta's Position

[kabaraye@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Dear Alice Khin Saw Win,

In your enthusiasm to expound on your knowledge of the ins and outs of  
of prominent figures , in various circles, you seem to have taken a 
personal stance over some matters.

You mention, "my teacher" Dr Kyaw Win and the "Hippocratic oath" and 
being a Buddhist paying homage to your elder and then attack him on a 
personal note.
 I share many of your views ,and I also believe that in a democratic 
process everyone and anyone is entitled to think and do as he/she 
wishes. I am sure you know as well as a lot of other people do , that 
this learned physician did not join the diplomatiic corp for the love of 
it. Unfortunately , like most of us in Burma , our fate is dictated by 
our environment and most of the time we can't do anything about it.
He may assume the role of the leader of the Burmese diplomatic mission 
in your country of stay , but his personal makeup is something else. 

I would only like to say that there is no need to needle him personally 
all the time as you very well know he really can't speak his mind.Let's 
keep up the activist's work , but not by stooping to SLORC / SPDC 
levels.

I don't think this is the most effective way of winning someone over to 
your cause.


KA


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>The New York Times recently report that maternal mortality rates in
>Burma are 43 times higher than in United States.
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>With regard to the poor health care system in Burma, I have one true
>story to share with my fellow activists.
>There was a man who is a brother-in-law of Dy PM Mg Mg Khin. His sister
>is O&G specialist who is a wife of Mg Mg Khin.
>He suffered from jaundice and pain in the abdomen. Ultrasound was done
>in Rangoon and the result showed
>normal. He was treated as just a simple case of hepatitis, but without
>any improvement.
>Ultrasound was done again and the result was perfectly normal.
>You all can imagine that this gentleman is a relative of militaryVIP. 
He
>got the best and special medical attention. Inspite of special care and
>treatment , his condition became worst and because he got his daughter
>who is also a medical doctor in Singapore, he went there for medical
>check-up.
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>Ultrasound was done again in Singapore and the result was cancer of the
>liver, and in the ultrasound film, the cancer mass is about 6cm x 9 cm
>in size. He lived for only 5 months and passed away.
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>So this is the standard of health care in Burma under the brutal and
>corrupted regime. Ultrasound done in Burma for 2 times and why the
>result was normal? why isn't cancer mass be seen ?
>The answer is very simple. The machines are old and not functioning
>well.
>This is a VIP relative. He can afford to go overseas for further
>treatment. Even then, in his case, because the diagnosis was late, he
>could not survive longer.
>" One can imagine how the ordinary civilians fare."
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>Uncountable people are dying in Burma, from lack of proper health care
>system.
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>Here, I would like ask my teacher Dr Kyaw Win
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>When you have to obey the dictator's orders , do you really feel happy 
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>Do you really feel proud of what you are doing now ?
>Does Hippocratic oath still has any significant meaning to you?
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>As a Buddhist,.... Please let me" pay homage " to you if I have done (
>mentally as well as verbally ) something wrong to you.
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>With best regards,
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>alice khin saw win
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