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Buffalohair: Than Shwe Runs to China
Than Shwe Runs to China
Posted in Asia with tags China, Corporatism, GM, Kim Jong II, Than Shwe, UN on June 9, 2009 by buffalohair
Kim and Than
Desperate for allies, the criminal regime of Burma lead by Gen. Than Shwe turned to *China in an attempt to garner more support for their on going acts of genocide. Also on the list of concerns is the sham trial of the elected leader of Burma Daw Aung San Suu Kyi fore it has truly backfired on him causing unprecedented international exposure.
Weeks earlier, the regime turned to North Korea for support and was rewarded with a distraction as Kim Jong II launched his impotent nuclear scare. Jong offered his nuclear distraction before when Burma came under the international microscope. The arrest and sham trial of two journalists was frosting on the cake as attention was diverted with Kim Jong’s saber rattling. But just like the sham trial of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi this only opened the door to questions about North Korea’s criminality and blatant human rights violations fore there are many.
Now Than Shwe is pandering for China’s support this is sure to open the door to questions about China’s continued human rights violations. Slave labor, corruption and the wholesale disregard for human life decorate China’s political landscape. And now that GM is going bankrupt in the US it is reveled that GM is also building plants in China with plans to sell cars in the US within a few years. Wal-Marts shelves are filled with Chinese goods. Yes, timing is everything and this was not what China wanted since it has many US industries moving there. Humvee was sold part and parcel to China in recent weeks as well and the list goes on.
With in excess of 80 million slaves in China’s Gulag system it’s a small wonder US and UK industries are cashing out and moving to China. Bail-Out money is being used to build new plants where there are no environmental or labor issues. The US and other nations are left struggle with economic issues caused by the shift to “cheaper pastures” such as China’s lucrative restriction free environment. The continued sham arrests of Falun Gong members as well as anyone who would dare to think outside of the box plague China’s storefront. Tiananmen Square still haunts China as this act of genocide is reviewed anew in the public’s eye. It will only be a matter of time before the world comes to realize the harsh reality of China’s slave labor camps and the US industries who are capitalizing on them.
The United Nations stands impotent as usual with more plans for sanctions while the Security Council sits idle. China has become the great stumbling block for Burma as they continue to oppose stiffer measures to quell the cancer that has infected Burma, Gen. Than Shwe. In all reality China should disqualify them self from any UN Security Council vote since they are profiteering from the corrupt government they are supposed to vote on. Truly their vote on any issue pertaining to Burma is a conflict of interests since they’ve sold billions of dollars in military hardware to assist Gen. Than Shwe’s campaign of ethnic cleansing. As time marches on China will come under the scrutiny of the world as whole and it will become all too apparent that China is equally as guilty of crimes against humanity.
What is becoming apparent is the fact the general public is becoming educated about the atrocious activities of Gen. Than Shwe and not just politicians, like before. It is the people of the world who are coming to realize the horrific realities of Than Shwe’s regime. They are coming to realize the power they have as “consumers” as well. China does not need this kind of exposure since they’ve become addicted to the axiom of International Corporatism or Globalization. They have become ensnared in the greatest Ponzi Scheme in world history and inadvertently became co-dependant on the consumers of the world and change purse. China has embraced fascism unwittingly in the greedy race for corporate gold.
Communism has become an ideology in the past tense as greed becomes the axiom of the future.
It is inevitable war will finally break out across the globe, or has it already? It’s only a matter of time before someone connects the dots and revels the fact the world is AT war and it’s all about the money and economics as usual. China is poised for revolution whence China’s attention is focused on external enemies. Regardless of China’s secret blockade of hard news it will soon become clear that all is not well in China fore there is a sleeping dragon about to awaken. International Corporatism better known as Globalization will also be exposed for what it really is and world leaders will also come under scrutiny for selling out their nations for the corporate bottom line.
It’s called the domino effects and leave it to a criminals like Gen. Than Shwe and his crony Kim Jong II to cause a spontaneous chain reaction that will soon lead to a world war. The Two Stooges of Asia, Than and Kim opened a Pandora’s Box and there is no closing it now. In visions it is said “Empires will fall and material wealth will be meaningless” during the time of change. It is also said “The meek shall inherit the Earth”. I say, “What comes around goes around”.
*http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=15...
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Buffalohair: Akwesasne Mohawks Stand Their Ground
Akwesasne Mohawks Stand Their Ground
Posted in America's with tags Human Rights, Akwesasne Mohawk, CBSA, Brutality, Aboriginal Tribes Of Canada on June 2, 2009 by buffalohair
Photo Rebecca Zandbergen/CBC
The Canadian Border Services Agency reopened the *Seaway International Bridge between Cornwell and the Akesasne Mohawk Nations after a 15 hour stand off. At issue was the Canadian governments proposed issuing firearms to the guard detail. With tensions already at an all time high tribal residence feared this would only lead to bloodshed since they already suffered harassment from the guards as it were.
According to John Boots of the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation;
”They’re so nasty and harassing our people that we can almost feel … their finger being itchy on the trigger,”
Earlier, tribal members protested this blatant violation of their tribal sovereignty while increasing the chances of deadly confrontations by government authorities. This caused guards to blockade the bridge for 15 hours while tribal leaders and authorities then hammered a solution to this potentially volatile situation.
Plagued with assaults and acts of intimidation by the CBSA in the past, arming the guards sent an ominous message to the community. The list of atrocities perpetrated by the government authorities is comparable to the government of Burma and its acts of brutality. Providing weapons would surely escalate the probability of racially motivated shootings where beatings once prevailed. Almost to the day, a year earlier guards savagely beat two elder women on this infamous crossing leaving a bad taste in the mouths of this tribal nation.
The reopening of the bridge was a relief to the residence since life could get back to normal. News of the reopening was welcomed by loud cheers from protesters. The government authorities pulled all their guards out of the area for safeties sake according to according to Ron Moran, Customs and Immigration Union leader.
It is astounding to note indigenous people must still endure racial hatred in an era where civil liberties and human rights are purported by nations of the so called free world. Sadly this type of activity still exists throughout the America’s but rarely reported by the mainstream press. In a New World Order where economics out weighs the concerns of human rights and civil liberties, events like this will undoubtedly continue to occur as the world looks the other way.
Ironically, the Mohawks are but a microcosm as governments of the world continue these silent acts of hatred against the indigenous populations on every continent of the globe. From Rangoon to Rapid City the silent war continues and the cries of fellow human beings go unnoticed by an ambivalent world. Only when tyranny has come full circle will mankind realize the totality of their indifference but by then it will be too late.
*http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2009/0...
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Buffalohair : In the Land of Lies, Burma
Buffalohair : In the Land of Lies, Burma
Jun 1, 2009
In the Land of Lies, Burma Posted in Asia with tags Curse, Dagon Pagoda, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Than Shwe on June 1, 2009 by buffalohair
Than Shwe Boom As the world scrambles to address the sham trial of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and how to deal with the legalities of international law they forget one thing. The fact the people of Burma elected Daw Aung Suu Kyi and her NLD party overwhelmingly in a junta sponsored election 1990 makes the junta illegitimate and working outside of the law of the land.
The so called government of Burma is not a government at all regardless of the façade of legitimacy Gen. Than Shwe and his band of criminals dress this nation. Part and parcel the world at large is responsible for the plight of the Burmese people because they did nothing to address the cries of the people when it was obvious they wanted democracy and to be rid of the cancer called Than Shwe. The world was too involved in the free for all of Burma’s abundant natural resources as Than Shwe bought time and distance from his criminal act. And we let it happen.
In a most rare action the ever so tolerant Association of Southeast Asian Nations made a condemnation of Burma stating its honor and credibility was at stake. Now there is a movement to suspend Burma from its membership in this Asian organization. Frankly Burma has not been a nation since 1962 and the only real hope for legitimization was in 1990 when the people voted the military junta out then pro democracy Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and her party in. How obvious could the voice of the people be since this election was a historic landslide victory for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and a total rebuke of Than Shwe and his thugs? It’s simple math and plan as day the junta is not the will of the people just the end of a gun barrel.
Genocide, rape and slave labor are the signature of this band of thugs. The free world purports the cause of democracy and human rights and that appears to be a lie as well. We continually condemn Hitler, Pol Pot, The Green River Killer and other mass murderers yet we still allow the mass murderer of Burma to continue his blatant acts of crimes against humanity. The obscene part is Than Shwe’s use of religion to keep people at odds with one another. Than Shwe is no Buddhist and it will be ancient traditions that will prevail where man and humanity has failed.
Recently Than Shwe completed constructing the “Peace Pagoda” in Naypidaw with arrogance and total disregard to traditions and protocol. According to tradition a ruler who builds a Pagoda will fall from power in the near future as prescribed in past history. The fact Than Shwe and his regime has blood on their hands adds fuel to the fact he had no business doing anything “holy” for he is far from a pure and honest individual. On the opening day likened to a theme part 20 people were killed at the Peace Pagoda when the Ferris wheel collapsed. Traditional Buddhists called this a “sign” and a deadly omen for the regime. The fact he used Cyclone Nargis aid money to finance its construction also dishonored and disgraced this sacred Buddhist structure.
Earlier in May Than Shwe’s family including his wife Kyaing Kaying, family members and family members of the murderous generals participated in hoisting the hitdaw *(Sacred Umbrella) on top of the ancient Danok Pagoda in Dalla Township Than Shwe was restoring. Within Buddhist tradition everything about Than Shwe’s participation in either of these Pagoda’s dishonored and side stepped ancient protocol to say the very least. Rulers, murderers and criminals like Than Shwe were never to touch anything sacred, let alone build Pagodas or taint sacred objects such as the Danok Pagoda. Well, this weekend the 2,300 year old structure collapsed killing 20 people including men and women members of his military and injured 150 during the renovation. In an eerie eye witness account the sky drew very dark then suddenly a red light appeared along with strange haunting voice then the Pagoda came crumbling down.
It was said by elders the Danok Pagoda would shake when cruel and unkind people would donate to this ancient structure. The oral histories surrounding the Pagoda’s clearly has a mandate draped with customs, traditions and accountings of those who violated ancient protocol. Astrologers and elders view this as a grave sign for Than Shwe and his family as well as this blood soaked regime. Within all faiths and dogmas there are stories of how empires of greed were destroyed by the actions of an intangible force, ending their reign of terror. The fact we are living in a time of great change may be a coincidence to some. To others who’ve seen the power of the so called “intangible force” in action, Than Shwe’s bold acts of torture, rape and genocide while using religion as a tool will surely be rewarded.
So as the world looks on with great impotence and files more worthless sanctions maybe they should pay attention to what happens to Than Shwe and his kingdom of death and greed. This will be an example to all nations who use religion, race and gender to force the will of the people for monetary gain fore the era of greed is fast coming to a close. And there is nothing Than Shwe and his minions can do to stop it fore their days are numbered. Within my tribe we see the visions very clearly, not only for Than Shwe but for all of humanity. Dogmas from around the world point to this time we live yet everyone ignores them in quest for material gain over humanity. Every dog has his day and Than Shwe will surely have his but it will also be a grave omen to others who walk with the axiom of greed as well.
* http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=15...
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We Are Even At Twitter Speaking About Burma
We Are Even At Twitter Speaking About Burma
May 30 11:34 AM
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Buffalohair: A Crisis of Constitution
A Crisis of Constitution
Posted in Asia with tags Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, Trial on May 29, 2009 by buffalohair
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Though Daw Aung Suu Kyi is imprisoned she stands defiant and strong willed. According to her attorney she proclaimed;
“We are facing a crisis of constitution, not a constitutional crises”
In layman’s terms the judicial process she is going through is no where close to being constitutional or legal. It is a crisis since Gen. Than Shwe has gone beyond his own laws and restrictions to have Aung San Suu Kyi vilified and condemned to more jail time. Than Shwe has proven that he has no honor with this circus of a trial while violating his own cryptic constitution. Small wonder the *Association of Southeast Asian Nations is pondering the expulsion of Burma from their ranks. This is a dynamic turn of events since the ASEAN rarely says anything at all about their members.
There is nothing honorable about the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi and there is nothing legal about the case according to Than Shwe’s constitution. Yet he keeps on moving forward with this sham with a vengeance. He has gone beyond the tenets of sanity clearly showing his inability to lead a nation with good conscience and sound dictum. The trial was filled with lies and fabrication as it was, then **John William Yettaw threw a monkey wrench into the trial with his rendition that contradicts the junta’s fabrication. I’m more prone to believe the ***taxi drivers story about dropping John off at the gates of Aung San Suu Kyi’s home. It’s logical and makes sense unlike the junta’s version.
The junta is stunned by what they thought was going to be an open and shut case. They postponed the trial till June 5th so they can collectively find another solution to the Aung San Suu Kyi debacle. But with the eyes of the world on Burma at this point in time anything the junta does will be under close scrutiny. The case against Aung San Suu Kyi has managed to enter all facets of society on every country of the world. India tried to mask the trial from their people only to discover that word has spread across the country. There is no question India’s population will want to know why India is so heavily invested in Burma. It is sure to be a political nightmare to those who are associated with Burma’s junta in the near future.
There is an old saying; “every dog has his day” and the bulldog of Burma, Than Shwe, managed to open up a Pandora’s Box that he will find impossible to close. His day of reckoning is close at hand and ironically by his own doing. From his inner circle of generals to the common foot soldier there is a quandary that is eating at the very fabric of Than Shwe’s regime and it is going to be his undoing, there is no question.
With Generals and soldiers veering close to revolt Than Shwe has shot himself in the foot with his latest fiasco. Now the issue is if he is actually competent or sane enough to be at the helm of this impoverished nation. Predictably it will be one of his own that puts an end to Gen. Than Shwe’s madness. For the general who accomplishes this task will come a hero’s welcome and history will remember him as the liberator of Burma. Than Shwe will be remembered for the atrocities he committed while his generals distance themselves from his madness to avoid prosecution. It has been envisioned that Burma would be freed from bondage by someone possibly from within Than Shwe’s circle and I welcome the prospect. Than Shwe better rush to his fortune teller and find out what the stars say. If the soothsayer is truthful they will tell him that the end is near.
In the meantime the world prays for the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the liberation of her nation Burma.
*http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=15...
**http://www.mizzima.com/news/inside-burma/2218-...
***http://burmadigest.info/2009/05/17/taxi-driver...
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Posted in Asia with tags Broadcast, Burma, Mingalaba Show, Radio on May 21, 2009 by buffalohair
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I’ve just sent my birthday message for Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Buffalohair: People Power for the Freedom of Burma
People Power for the Freedom of Burma
Posted in Asia with tags Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, May 30th Demonstration, Trial on May 26, 2009 by buffalohair
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Pro Democracy activists inside Burma what the world and their fellow countrymen to know that May 30th is the day the Fighting Peacock will arise in a National Demonstration. The world must know that the trial being held in Burma is a violation of Burma’s law. Than Shwe is making a mockery of his own rules in an effort to “fix” the illegal election on 2010 with his paranoid attempt to silence Aung San Suu Kyi.
Symbolically May 30 marks the 6 year anniversary of the Depaeyin Massacre when the military junta tired to assassinate Daw Aung Suu Kyi. Fortunately she survived only to be placed under arrest. But for hundreds of her followers their fate was met with bloodshed since they were beaten to death by junta thugs.
Sources within Burma request that in a show of solidarity that everyone wear white and gather at tea shops. Suggested places to gather are Shwedagon Pagoda, Hledan Junction and Insein Prison. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi stands defiant and strong and has urged that the people overcome their fears. Freedom From Fear and a show of support by the people of Burma will show the world that the flame of democracy still burns brightly in the hearts of millions. The people of Burma call for Ban Ki-Moon to personally engage this growing crisis at this juncture. What is happening to Aung San Suu Kyi is a criminal offence and a violation of human rights and it is time for the UN and the world to make a stand on this issue.
The National League for Democracy clearly does not agree with the premise of this sham trial do to its unconstitutionality and blatant criminality. They urge world leaders to demand a public and open trial at the very least.
For the riot police, soldiers and generals within Burma it is time for you to stand by your people and stand for freedom against tyranny and fear. You can’t murder your own people in order to keep the peace when it is the military junta who has declared war on its own citizens. You can’t be a party to crimes against humanity any longer. The junta is moving troops into position as of this writing. The people of Burma ask their soldiers to stand with them instead of against them on this historic day or remembrance and not repeat the travesties Than Shwe perpetrated on his own people.
If a crisis arises from this peaceful demonstration it is urges that the pro democracy leaders inside of Burma assume their leadership roles that has been prescribed to them. The man of steel, U Win Tin, has been at the gates of Insein Prison from the onset in support of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Exercising Freedom From Fear he stands with thousands of other citizens so that Aung San Suu Kyi does not stand alone. Freedom From Fear means freedom from tyranny and repression.
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is a victim of a heinous crime and it is being perpetrated before the eyes of the world. With raw courage she defiantly stands up to the junta and it is time for Burma to stand up for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
By request of pro democracy activists it is requested that this message be spread around the world so everyone will be aware that the cause for freedom and democracy is not dead but very much alive. It is time for Ban Ki-Moon, the UN and the world to get involved and demand that Aung San Suu Kyi be released from this criminal detention. It is time to take a stand for the people of Burma and the duly elected leader of this enslaved nation.
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Buffalohair: Than Shwe’s Roadmap Takes Ominous Turn
Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 2:23 pm Post subject:
Than Shwe’s Roadmap Takes Ominous Turn
Posted in Asia on May 25, 2009 by buffalohair
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When Ban Ki-Moon arrives in Burma he might take a trip to *Shan State where Burmese troops raped a 15 year old girl, tortured villagers in Hsi Hseng Township and cut the hands off villager U Lone. There is no question the kangaroo court of Burma will convict Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. The evidence provided was poorly manufactured and the demeaning rhetoric circulated by the The New Light of Myanmar was bogus at best. The court proceedings were the sham of the century. Journalists and diplomats who attended the trial verified the fact Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s verdict was already predetermined. The trial as a whole was an illusion at best.
Burma’s Consul-General Ye Myint Aung added his two cents worth by suggesting John William Yettaw was either a spy or boyfriend of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. This would almost be laughable if it were not for the fact the kangaroo court will undoubtedly convict Daw Aung Suu Kyi with such hearsay and lies. It should be plain as the nose on a person’s face that a brazen crime has been committed before the eyes of the world. There was no speculating for seasoned Burma observers though. It was business as usual as another pesky witness to the junta’s 1990 defeat got silenced. Sadly Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is actually being convicted for being elected by an overwhelming majority of Burma’s population, “The Crime of Winning an Election”. I wonder where it is written in Than Shwe’s constitution?
Small wonder activists throughout Burma are staging a peaceful demonstration on May 30th. Maybe the world will see for them selves how desperate the people of Burma are to be liberated from tyranny and absolute brutality, the signature of Than Shwe’s regime. With security forces being placed strategically around major cities Than Shwe prepares for an offensive against his own people, again. Some people remain fearful with memories still fresh from 2007’s Saffron Revolution and turbulent period that ensued. They stand in contrast to the growing numbers of citizens and organizations wearing white who already gathering in tea shops and designated locations across Burma. The rallying call for peaceful demonstration on May 30th is resonating across the land as word spreads about this grass roots demonstration. The junta has ordered generals to look internally for potentially pro democracy soldiers within their ranks. That would not be hard since the vast majority of the military including the generals would rather see a progressive Burma. Than Shwe’s inner circle is no exception.
Like everything else that happens in life, every dog has his day and one day soon Than Shwe and his minions will have their day in court as well. They will join the ranks of Adolf Hitler’s thugs and the Khmer Rouge who also consulted astrologers and practiced rituals to guarantee their destinies. Than Shwe’s soothsayers did not read the fine print to him when making a deal with the Devil. Nothing is free and there is no question he will pay regardless if he lives or dies. There are many spirits waiting for him to arrive once he crosses over and they are eager to give him he’s just reward, for an eternity.
The latest list of junta spawn evidence includes books, sun glasses and clothing, so far. Burma’s propaganda ministers desperately need just a bit more creativity in evolving evidence and lies against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. So now John William Yettaw is either Aung San Suu Kyi’s sweetie or a secret agent. A love interest, you got to be kidding. And John is a proverbial “James Bond”, give me a break. We are led to believe John who is asthmatic, diabetic and overweight, grabbed a 5 liter bottle as a floatation device and donned his wonder flippers. Then he grabbed books, clothing, video camera and swam to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s compound with approximately 300 government guards, lights and security fences surrounding the place. The junta could add an ice chest to the items John left at Daw Aung Suu Kyi’s home and the court would accept it as credible evidence. People still remember when the junta brought her husband to her home when she was under house arrest in an effort to make her look, “weak and wanting”. Aung San Suu Kyi sent him away to the chagrin of junta propagandists. We are led to believe a woman who could turn her husband away is going to rush into the arms of Yettaw. Sorry Ye Myint Aung, that is just stupid.
Foreigners are heavily monitored and are only two steps from a government snitch they say. The only thing “clandestine” about this story is how the junta recruited or exploited John William Yettaw in the first place. This brings more credibility to a person who witnessed **John Yettaw step out of a cab, produce a red document to the security at the compound then lead to an undisclosed location. With the court taking orders directly from Naypyidaw no one in their right mind would testify against the military junta anyway. Imprisonment and death would surely await those who dared to speak out. After the trial I would worry about the defense attorneys fore they could face prison time for representing Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. One thing is for certain, Burma is approaching a crossroad. Whether Than Shwe staged this event or not doesn’t really matter anymore. What’s more important is the final outcome since that is yet to be determined.
*http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=15...
**http://burmadigest.info/2009/05/17/taxi-driver...
http://www.niknayman-niknayman.co.cc/2009/05/b...
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Buffalohair: People Power Sanctions will Defeat Burmas Tyran
People Power Sanctions will Defeat Burma’s Tyrant
Posted in Asia on May 19, 2009 by buffalohair
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Whether or not a cab driver gave John William Yettaw a ride from the airport to Aung San Suu Kyi’s compound on May 2nd would be of no importance to the junta. Video and a host of eye witnesses would have no bearing in this case either since it’s not about justice or the rule of law. No one in their right mind would testify since it would be a death sentence if they opposed the junta. It’s all about securing the 2010 election and Aung San Suu Kyi needed to be neutralized in order to guarantee success for the military junta. Sadly, Gen. Than Shwe shot himself in the foot with this latest egregious and criminal act. Not only world leaders are appalled by his conduct but the average citizen’s of the world have joined the ranks of the disgusted.
More and more Asian nations are taking a stand on the side of sensibility and honor as this drama unfolds. Call it a marketing ploy but it will soon come to pass when consumers realize their power over corporations and politicians. If millions of people across the globe decide not to buy products from countries and corporations favorable to Than Shwe they can negatively influence the corporate bottom line and cripple economies. Now that everyone on the planet is aware of Than She’s scam it is time to launch a financial offensive.
Store shelves in every country on the planet are filled with goods and supplies manufactured by a myriad of corporations who are invested in Burma in spite of sanctions imposed on Than Shwe’s government. This is the primary reason sanctions did not succeed in the first place. It is time to sanction companies who’ve supported Burma in earnest, but really mean it. If everyone who is aware of Aung San Suu Kyi’s plight is truly sincere about their concern they will pay more attention to the names of corporations and countries that finance Burma. Nations can’t achieve what the average citizen can as far as sanctions are concerned. We have the same financial clout as The World Bank if we put our minds to it. Daewoo is only one of many corporations heavily invested in Burma’s tyranny and they fill shelves with electronic contraptions and cars on every highway on the Globe. If everyone “just said no” to Daewoo products Daewoo would be forced to divest in Burma. Suzuki is another one of Japans corporations who are in partnership with Than Shwe. US and European firms also share the dishonor of working with Asia’s devil. See *“Dirty List” for more details.
CPG a subsidiary of **Australian engineering firm Downer EDI pulled out of the lucrative Naypyidaw Airport project when a freelance journalist exposed their involvement with Than Shwe. If you don’t buy corporations will die proving the all mighty dollar is a corporate weapon of mass destruction. Than Shwe may ignore the outcry from the world but he will not be able to ignore nations and corporations who divest themselves of Burma. China is waiting in the wings to see how far the world will go to before they state their position. Why, well according to sources inside of China it is all about commerce to them and if it is deemed more profitable to join the movement to free Burma, they will. But if this is nothing but another impotent attempt with no momentum they will side with Burma. It’s all about the money and this is why it is absolutely important that the people of the globe unite in a grass roots boycott of goods, countries and corporations who are invested in Burma. That will wipe the smile off Than Shwe’s face.
If one freelance journalist can expose and force a billion dollar corporation to cease and desist operations in Burma then an army of zealous people from around the world can cripple all the major corporations of the globe if they do not cease and desist in operations within Burma. China would side with humanity since it would be more profitable. If we isolated companies and countries doing business with Than Shwe this would send a financial weapon of mass destruction into their already frail economies. With the eyes of the world on Burma today participation in a massive financial crack down would be a resounding success. Governments and Sanctions can’t do it alone. But if everyone on an individual basis were to take the time to expose companies involved in Burma we can make a difference. Without consumer cash corporations and economies will die.
If corporate and economic issues are to take precedents over humanity then it’s time for humanity to use economics in its battle for human rights. Fight fire with fire.
*Dirty List provided by Burma Campaign UK
http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/dirty_list/dir...
**http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=c...
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