Censorship! (r)

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Dear Sis Visakha,
thanks for sharing your thoughts on recent censorship on Burmanet.

with best regards

Htun

At 05:27 PM 10/28/98 +0900, Ken and Visakha Kawasaki wrote:
>Dear Burmanet editors,
>
>I couldn't agree more with Ko Htun Aung Gyaw -- but then so much of this
>official "movement" excludes Burmese.  I've always been amazed that as a
>matter of principle Burmese aren't allowed to attend the CCSDPT meetings.
>Only foreigners or Thais working for NGOs, the BBC, the UN, etc are allowed
>to gether monthly to discuss issues of life and death for the movement.
>Likewise, Burmanet is going to amount to Bkk Post and Nation articles and
>Editorials and the Myanmarese like Okkar.  Is it not a matter of  NO BURMESE
>PLEASE?   
>
>I'm also curious as to who has made this decision?  And who will make all
>the little deicisions (this is PC and this is naughty)?  Is this an Open
>Society policy?  Or is it your (singular or plural) personal policy?  And
>who are you?
>
>Shouldn't an enterprising journalist take a look at how a remarkable
>institution and force for Burmese democracy, much reported on in the media,
>is apparently being hijacked? 
>
>Visakha Kawasaki
>
>http://www2.gol.com/users/brelief/Index.htm
>
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