People are not afraid to die for peace

No.09 - 11/2007
14 November 2007
Dispatches

People are not afraid to die for peace
 
 
To woo the buffalo with the melodious sound of a harp is a waste of time and energy. Those brutes in green uniforms won’t understand you, and they won’t budge an inch to your demand. Remaining in power is their bottom line, and they will do anything for it. They lied to the people and the world to remain in power, they do this repeatedly. They kill peaceful demonstrators even monks.
 
The SPDC knows that it cannot hope to continue to survive if the various groups work together as a single movement fighting for their basic rights and putting away their differences. From the beginning the Burmese military junta has always opted for a military solution to Burma’s political problems, and its offer now to talk with Daw Suu is something to consider seriously.
 
There is definite possibility that there is a hidden agenda, such as to ease the international pressure it is facing now and to consolidate its positions. It is not yet looking seriously for a solution to the country’s problems. And all of us know that the junta is negotiating only in order to ensure its survival.
 
Come on, get yourself together and show us your warrior’s blood. Be a McCoy and not a phony. The more than 54 million people are there to support whoever is willing to fight those brutes.
 
People love peace and are not afraid to die for it.
 
BB
Wild frontier
 
_{BB is a retired Shan State Army senior officer – editor}