Posted on 12/17/2004 7:53:49 AM PST by LwinAungSoe
Ummm...whaaat?
A little background, maybe...?
What in the he!! are you talking about?
'Depeyin is now holding the nation's scissor'
Quick! We have to get the scissor before someone loses an eye!
VKs?
What are the "necessary measures?"
What would you have FReepers do?
Posted on 12/17/2004 10:53:49 AM EST by LwinAungSoe
Dear Comrades!
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Oy.
"Why did say Burma?"
"I panicked!"
“Blur the world, I want to get off.”
Ping.
Q: Does your dog have fleas?
A: Yes, my dog has fleas.
~ Blue Jays ~
Probably not.
This is/was the elected lady leader of Burma, who has been under house arrest by the Military Dictators of Burma.
http://www.aung.20fr.com/custom2.html
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi hero of Burma(Myanmar).
Leader of the nonviolent movement for human rights and democracy in Burma(Myanmar), and Nobel laureate.
In the good fight for peace and reconciliation, we are dependent on persons who set examples, persons who can symbolise what we are seeking and mobilise the best in us. Aung San Suu Kyi is just such a person. She unites deep commitment and tenacity with a vision in which the end and the means form a single unit. Its most important elements are: democracy, respect for human rights, reconciliation between groups, non-violence, and personal and collective discipline.
The sources of her inspiration, Sejersted explained, were Mahatma Gandhi, about whom she had learned when her mother was ambassador to India, and her father, Aung San, the leader in Burma's struggle for liberation. She was only two when he was assassinated, but she had made his life a center of her studies. From Gandhi she drew her commitment to nonviolence, from her father the understanding that leadership was a duty and that one can only lead in humility and with the confidence and respect of the people to be led. Both were examples for her of independence and modesty, and Aung San represented what she called "a profound simplicity."
We must add that undergirding her political philosophy in spirit and deed has always been her buddhist faith, which is also the foundation for her belief in human rights. In championing human rights in her political opposition to the military dictatorship, she needed to be fearless. Sejersted referred to the incident during her election campaigning when she courageously faced a detachment of soldiers, whose officer lined them up in front of her, prepared to fire if she continued to walk down that street, which she did.
Several times in his speech Sejersted cited the collection of her essays, entitled Freedom from Fear, which her husband, Michael Aris, edited and published before the ceremony, so that her voice could be heard beyond the reach of her oppressors. The title essay begins, "It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it." Fearlessness is the best response to governmental violence. In conclusion she writes that "truth, justice and compassion... are often the only bulwarks against ruthless power." These are the teachings of Buddha.
Sejersted told how Suu Kyi spent many years abroad, first when with her diplomat mother in her younger years, then studying at Oxford, working at the United Nations in New York, marrying Aris, a British Tibetan scholar, starting a family when they were in Bhutan, finally ending up in England, after scholarly assignments in Japan and India. Burma was always on her mind and heart, however, especially after the military seized power in 1962. When she married Aris, she told him that one day she must return to Burma when was needed.
It was to nurse her dying mother that she returned from England, but as the daughter of Aung San, she could not stay aloof when she saw the government brutally repressing a popular movement in opposition. She headed a political party in the elections which the military permitted, but she was so successful that even before election day, she was ordered confined to her home. Nevertheless, her party won by a great majority, after which its other leaders were jailed.
"We ordinary people, I believe," Sejersted declared, "feel that with her courage and her high ideals, Aung San Suu Kyi brings out something of the best in us... The little woman under house arrest stands for a positive hope. Knowing she is there gives us confidence and faith in the power of good."
As of this writing Suu Kyi is still under detention, separated from her family, despite efforts of many governments and the United Nations to secure her liberation. A group of Nobel peace laureates only got as far as Thailand in an attempt to bring their petition to the military dictators who hold her. In 1994, however, a U.S. congressman was permitted to see her, and, as a result of mediation by a Buddhist monk, she had a conference with members of the government. There is now more hope.
The face of the medal of the
Norwegian Nobel Committee.
Nobel Peace Prize for
Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 1991 to Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar (Burma) for her non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights.
Aung San Suu Kyi is the daughter of Burma's liberation leader Aung San and showed an early interest in Gandhi's philosophy of non-violent protest. After having long refrained from political activity, she became involved in "'the second struggle for national independence" in Myanmar in 1988. She became the leader of a democratic opposition which employs non-violent means to resist a regime characterized by brutality. She also emphasizes the need for conciliation between the sharply divided regions and ethnic groups in her country. The election held in May 1990 resulted in a conclusive victory for the opposition. The regime ignored the election results. Suu Kyi refused to leave the country and since then, she has been kept under strict house arrest.
Suu Kyi's struggle is one of the most extraordinary examples of civil courage in Asia in recent decades. She has become an important symbol in the struggle against oppression.
In awarding the Nobel Peace Prize for 1991 to Aung San Suu Kyi, the Norwegian Nobel Committee wishes to honour this woman for her unflagging efforts and to show its support for the many people throughout the world who are striving to attain democracy, human rights and ethnic conciliation by peaceful means
Myanmar: Annan concerned at removal of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's security staff
16 December 2004 - United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today voiced his serious concern over the withdrawal of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's personal security detail, and further restrictions on the already limited access to the Nobel Peace Laureate by her doctor.
Mr. Annan reminds the Myanmar authorities of their responsibility to ensure Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's security and well-being," said a statement issued by a UN spokesman in New York.
The statement also the reiterated the Secretary-General's previous calls on the authorities to honour their expressed commitments to the UN and to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) by lifting all the restrictions on Ms. Suu Kyi's movement and activities as soon as possible.
They were also called on to take "the requisite steps to ensure that the process of democratization and national reconciliation in Myanmar is fully inclusive."
US 'deeply concerned' about Myanmar opposition leader's welfare
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States expressed deep concern for the welfare of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi after her National League for Democracy said the military junta has restricted her access to a doctor and cut her personal security.
"The United States is deeply concerned for the welfare of 1991 Nobel Laureate and National League for Democracy General Secretary Aung San Suu Kyi, who remains under house arrest," State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said in a statement.
"Over the past two days, the Burmese junta has further restricted Aung San Suu Kyi's access to medical care and ordered most of her personal staff to leave the compound," Boucher said, using Myanmar's former name.
"We hold the Burmese junta solely responsible for her health, safety, security and well-being," he added.
The National League for Democracy said the famed pro-democracy leader's access to her doctor has been slashed from three visits a week to one, while her personal NLD security detail has been cut from 13 to six.
Aung San Suu Kyi, 59, has been detained since May last year when a junta-backed mob clashed with her supporters during one of her political trips in northern Myanmar.
The Nobel peace laureate underwent surgery in September last year, which her doctor said was related to gynecological and other unspecified conditions.
About Dapeyin massacre
Excerpt
Her continued detainment could be related to the May 20, 2003, Depeyin Massacre, in which the motorcade of Suu Kyi's entourage was attacked by a military-backed mob. Many of Suu Kyi's followers were killed, injured or detained in that premeditated attack. It was believed to have been ordered by the regime's supreme leader Senior Gen. Than Shwe and Lt. Gen. Soe Win, who is now the country's prime minister.
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/geted.pl5?eo20041129a1.htm
Excerpt (from US Campaign for Burma)
The SPDC has removed personal security from Aung San Suu Kyi in her compound in Rangoon. This is the same regime that nearly assassinated her last year after beating to death scores of her colleagues.
Make your time. Main screen ON. All your base are belong to Junta.
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I'll concede the truthfulness. I am, however, automatically suspicious of any Nobel Peace Prize winner.
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