Will Rangoon Invade Thailand ? No W

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Subject: Re: Will Rangoon Invade Thailand ? No Way!

Dear all!!!!

Burma has been invaded by Thai for many years. You know why, because They 
know how to play on diplomatic ground and burmese military leaders have just 
SHIT BRAIN.

PP


>From: Indiana <bina@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: dawnstar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, burmanews@xxxxxxxxx, burmanet-l@xxxxxxxxxxx,    
>     burmanet2-@xxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: Will Rangoon Invade Thailand ? No Way!
>Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 15:00:39 +0700
>
>Hey.  Whether Rangoon invades Thailand is not only up to Bangkok to decide. 
>  So how far do you think Thailand should go in appeasing Rangoon, to avoid 
>conflict at the borders?  Or do you think Thailand should go to war over 
>the embassy attack?
>
>At 06:53 PM 10/14/99 +0100, Dawn Star wrote:
> >Dawn Star wrote:
> > >
> > > Dawn Star wrote:
> > > >
> > > > THE LAST THING THAILAND WANTS IS WAR. Bad for business and bad for 
>the
> > > > economy. after pulling it out of the skids, they certainly dont want 
>to
> > > > scare investors away. And investors have too much on the line as it 
>is
> > > > to have instability and  business flows ruptured. basic market 
>forces
> > > > rule the world. remember that. ds
> > > > >
> > > > > Will Rangoon Invade Thailand to get the Student Dissidents??
> > > > >
> > > > > THE NATION - October 11, 1999
> > > > >
> > > > > Rangoon masses troops near border
> > > > >
> > > > > MAE HONG SON -- Burmese troops are pouring into border regions 
>opposite
> > > > > Thailand's northern Mae Hong Son province and may be preparing to 
>attack
> > > > > refugee camps, sources said yesterday.
> > > > >
> > > > > Landmines are being planted along the numerous roads and trails 
>leading
> > > > > to
> > > > > Thai-Burmese border crossings, according to the sources.
> > > > >
> > > > > Ethnic minority leaders and Thai intelligence sources said an 
>attack
> > > > > might
> > > > > be planned in retaliation for the seizure earlier this month of 
>Burmese
> > > > > embassy in Bangkok by pro-democracy gunmen.
> > > > >
> > > > > On Oct 1 five-heavily armed Burmese dissidents stormed the 
>embassy,
> > > > > holding
> > > > > 38 hostages at gunpoint and preventing 51 others from leaving the
> > > > > embassy
> > > > > compound.
> > > > >
> > > > > Twenty-five hours later Thai authorities made a deal with the 
>Burmese
> > > > > group,
> > > > > allowing them safe passage to the Thai-Burmese border.
> > > > >
> > > > > Rangoon closed its 2,401-kilometre border with Thailand soon after 
>the
> > > > > incident.
> > > > >
> > > > > A senior Thai intelligence source in Mae Hong Son estimated the 
>number
> > > > > of
> > > > > Burmese troops in the area had increased in recent days from some 
>10,000
> > > > > to
> > > > > between 20,000 and 30,000.
> > > > >
> > > > > Karenni National Progressive Party deputy commander Major General 
>Aung
> > > > > Myat
> > > > > also said government troops had moved closer to the Thai border 
>and may
> > > > > be
> > > > > preparing raids.
> > > > >
> > > > > The gunmen, who initially called for the Rangoon junta to hold 
>talks
> > > > > with
> > > > > the democratic opposition led by Aung San Suu Kyi, and demanded 
>the
> > > > > released
> > > > > of all political prisoners in Burma, were later provided with a
> > > > > helicopter
> > > > > by Thai authorities to allow them to flee in the border area.
> > > > >
> > > > > Burmese officials, while thanking Thailand for ending the hostage 
>drama
> > > > > peacefully, also accused Bangkok of being too soft on the gunmen 
>and
> > > > > pressured Thai authorities to get tough with exiled dissidents.
> > > > >
> > > > > Burma said border camps harbour armed anti-government forces and 
>on
> > > > > Saturday
> > > > > called for Thailand to use an ''iron first'' to wipe out 
>terrorism.
> > > > >
> > > > > Meanwhile, a provincial official in Ratchaburi's Suan Phung 
>district
> > > > > down-played reports quoting rebel Karen officials claiming 
>hundreds of
> > > > > Burmese government troops had been mobilised to the area.
> > > > >
> > > > > Suan Phung district chief Somdeee Khachayoungyuen said the 
>movement was
> > > > > a
> > > > > normal rotation of troops.
> > > > >
> > > > > A Karen National Union officer (KNU), however, told The Nation 
>that one
> > > > > of
> > > > > his units had intercepted a radio message confirming that the 
>government
> > > > > was
> > > > > planning to attack an area opposite Suan Phung, where the five 
>student
> > > > > hostage takers were reported to have taken refuge.
> > > > >
> > > > > The KNU's 4th Brigade headquarters was within a day's walk of the 
>area
> > > > > where
> > > > > the students had been released, he said.
> > > > >
> > > > > The KNU was the last major ethnic rebel force still in open armed
> > > > > resistance
> > > > > to the military junta ruling Burma and denied any previous 
>knowledge or
> > > > > involvement with the embassy siege.
> > > > >
> > > > > The war of words between Bangkok and Rangoon continued yesterday 
>with
> > > > > Prime
> > > > > Minister Chuan Leekpai down-playing on-going criticism of the 
>handling
> > > > > of
> > > > > the dissidents.
> > > > >
> > > > > ''Never mind. It's not really our concern as to when they are 
>going to
> > > > > stop
> > > > > their criticism,'' Chuan said when asked what measures the 
>government
> > > > > would
> > > > > take to stem the verbal barrage from Rangoon.
> > > > >
> > > > > ''Our job is do the best we can to convey our position. If we have
> > > > > already
> > > > > done our best then that's good enough,'' he added.
> > > > >
> > > > > Rangoon was infuriated by a statement made by Interior Minister 
>Sanan
> > > > > Kachornprasart who referred to the five armed men as ''students 
>fighting
> > > > > for
> > > > > democracy'' and that they were not ''international terrorists''.
> > > > >
> > > > > Burma retaliated on radio, television and newspapers, attacking
> > > > > Thailand's
> > > > > handling of the incident. Since the embassy siege Burma had closed 
>its
> > > > > border, was reported to be moving troops to border areas and had 
>sealed
> > > > > off
> > > > > its territorial waters to Thai vessels.
>

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