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Myanmar junta brands Suu Kyi a 'terrorist'






YANGON, Jan 4: Myanmar's ruling military today lashed out at the =
opposition party of Aung San Suu Kyi at a ceremony marking the 52nd =
anniversary of independence, branding them "terrorists" and calling on =
the people to destroy them, reports AFP.=20
More than 15,000 members of government-sponsored associations gathered =
in Yangon's People's Park to listen to the Independence Day message from =
junta chairman General Than Shwe.=20

"It is imperative to oppose and remove with the people's might the =
destructive danger of the terrorist and destructive group heading for =
utter devastation," said the message read by Yangon's military commander =
and run in all state media.=20

In the speech, read out following a flag-hoisting ceremony, Than Shwe =
also called for people "to oppose the neo-colonialists from abroad" who =
were assisting "internal national traitors."=20

Although Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for =
Democracy (NLD) were not named, the language used was that typically =
reserved for them by the junta which has repeatedly accused them of =
having foreign backing.=20

It also echoed language used by the Nobel peace prize winner and =
daughter of independence hero General Aung San in a message delivered =
after her release from house arrest by the junta in 1995, observers =
said.=20

The NLD, which won 1990 elections but were never allowed to take power, =
were scheduled to release a message at a meeting attended by Aung San =
Suu Kyi later Tuesday.=20

The exiled "government" of Myanmar said earlier in a statement issued in =
neighbouring Thailand that colonial rule by Britain had been preferable =
to that of the military.=20

The National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB) said the =
country had been in a state of "civil war" since independence on January =
4, 1948, and called for talks with the military.=20

"The deprivation of freedom under the State Peace and Development =
Council is much worse than the deprivation of liberty under the rule of =
the foreign power," the statement said using the junta's official name.=20

The NCGUB lamented the military's takeover of power in 1962 saying it =
did nothing to restore peace and stability and urged people to rise up =
against the junta.=20





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gathered in=20
Yangon's People's Park to listen to the Independence Day message from =
junta=20
chairman General Than Shwe.=20
<P>"It is imperative to oppose and remove with the people's might the=20
destructive danger of the terrorist and destructive group heading for =
utter=20
devastation," said the message read by Yangon's military commander and =
run in=20
all state media.=20
<P>In the speech, read out following a flag-hoisting ceremony, Than Shwe =
also=20
called for people "to oppose the neo-colonialists from abroad" who were=20
assisting "internal national traitors."=20
<P>Although Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for=20
Democracy (NLD) were not named, the language used was that typically =
reserved=20
for them by the junta which has repeatedly accused them of having =
foreign=20
backing.=20
<P>It also echoed language used by the Nobel peace prize winner and =
daughter of=20
independence hero General Aung San in a message delivered after her =
release from=20
house arrest by the junta in 1995, observers said.=20
<P>The NLD, which won 1990 elections but were never allowed to take =
power, were=20
scheduled to release a message at a meeting attended by Aung San Suu Kyi =
later=20
Tuesday.=20
<P>The exiled "government" of Myanmar said earlier in a statement issued =
in=20
neighbouring Thailand that colonial rule by Britain had been preferable =
to that=20
of the military.=20
<P>The National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB) said =
the=20
country had been in a state of "civil war" since independence on January =
4,=20
1948, and called for talks with the military.=20
<P>"The deprivation of freedom under the State Peace and Development =
Council is=20
much worse than the deprivation of liberty under the rule of the foreign =
power,"=20
the statement said using the junta's official name.=20
<P>The NCGUB lamented the military's takeover of power in 1962 saying it =
did=20
nothing to restore peace and stability and urged people to rise up =
against the=20
junta.=20
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