Armed Insurrection

[dawnstar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Armed insurrection is often the one side of a two sided sword in the
fight for civil rights and democracy. Burma's neighbor, Nepal, now on a
friendly relationship with the Rangoon junta, is today a democracy,
since 1989, when the Nepali Congress Party, backed by the communist
wing, overtook the army and cops in the street, and King Birendra backed
down, after having killed some 50 people. The leader of the armed
insurrectionary wing of the Nepali Congress Party, and the future prime
minister of the Nepal, the second prime minister in the entire history
of the country, was none other than GP Koriala, brother of the first
prime minister, BP Koriala first elected in 1959, and imprisoned soon
after in a coup by the King's father at the time, Mahendra. 

So you see, while BP Koriala was advocated national reconcilation with
the king, GP, was fighting in the field and lost comrades, while given
protection in India.

Perhaps there is a lesson here? With the NLD and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi,
the NCGUB advocating national reconcilation and non violence, in the
field the Karens and Shans are fighting, the Mons have been virtually
disarmed, and now, the embassy seige....

there is always two sides to a struggle, armed insurrection, and
peaceful renconcilation. Let us hope they now come to merge to remove
these generals from power.

dawn star

aye tin wrote:
> 
> Dear all activists
>         I would like to point out this.  Nelson Mandela once called for Arms
> Struggle.  Yesar Arafat once sticked to Arms Struggle.
>         I do not mean the Arms Struggle in the Jungle.  I mean on the
> streets of capital or cities like Rangoon, Mandalay, Maulmein, Bassein,
> etc...
> Unless you have shown your strength, the SPDC or any other people in power
> will not regard you as a partner to negotiate.
>         My father told me that "My son, don't go on the streets without guns
> because the Burmese Army will definitely shoot you without warning.(General
> Ne Win already stated that very clearly and the Burmese Generals proved it
> for 11 years.)
>         People are so scared to take part in the peaceful demonstrations.
> Because there is no guarantee for their safety.  They have no doubt about
> the Burmese Army open fire on the peaceful demonstrators.  That is why,
> people didn't go out in the streets although they don't like the Military
> Government.  If we want them go out in the streets, we need to back up them
> with the Arms Struggle in the streets.  The whole country is waiting for it
> long long time ago.  All the people's voice inside Burma is 'we need arms.'
>         The SPDC will never negotiate with the opposition unless we create
> the Arms Struggle successfully in the streets of cities.
>         There are many ways to launch Arms Struggle.  One easiest way among
> various means is that "We must create unsafe environment for the SPDC
> Generals and their family members to go abroad and stay abroad.
> Those are our heros....
> Congratulations...
> 
> >From: Nirvana <nirvana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: burmanet-l@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >CC: leamaung@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: ABSDF: Immediate News Release
> >Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 16:05:54 +0700
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