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Post by smartarse on Mar 1, 2006 14:23:44 GMT 10
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Post by smartarse on Mar 15, 2006 14:36:18 GMT 10
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Post by s on Mar 16, 2006 13:24:52 GMT 10
latest 'news' on Burma.... ______________________
BURMESE GOVERNMENT MAKES GENUINE COMMITMENT TO PRETENCE OF CHANGE
RANGOON, Monday: The government of Burma has agreed to release democratic opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, as part of its radical new program to make the country's political system appear superficially less authoritarian.
A spokesman for the military junta that rules the nation said that the move was a 'new page' for Burma, although he later clarified that he meant a new page in a fictional book.
"Aung San Suu Kyi is now free to do anything she wishes in relation to her party's activities," the spokesman said. "As her party is banned, of course, that means she is free to do nothing."
The government expects Suu Kyi will conduct meetings with supporters, hold a number of restrained demonstrations and, most importantly, convince the West to give Burma the millions of dollars of aid it withheld while she was under house arrest. "Make no mistake, Suu Kyi's release will change things enormously for this country's current rulers," the spokesman said. "Our bank balances will increase substantially."
Suu Kyi made a triumphant return to the headquarters of her National League of Democracy party yesterday, where she vowed to continue her fight for genuine democracy in the Asian state. For its part, the ruling group has agreed to keep advancing the process of appearing to change.
"We have already shown we can achieve fundamental change in Burma," said another junta spokesman. "A few years ago, we in the ruling military committee changed our name from the State Law and Order Reform Committee to the State Peace and Development Council. This is exactly the kind of far-reaching, visionary change you will see from us as we continue to make Burma seem more democratic." _______________________
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Post by smartarse on Mar 16, 2006 14:58:22 GMT 10
thats very amusing Staggy. But i'm a little surprised that you monkey-crats are given access to the internet... clearly your productivity is suffering!
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Post by smartarse on Apr 6, 2006 15:08:44 GMT 10
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Post by smartarse on May 9, 2006 17:39:11 GMT 10
I found a really interesting new journal article about Burma - but really its about different models of resolving authoritarian regimes (so do you bribe them out with amnesties, or hold out for prosecutions - and what will the social/political/economic be of each of those options) I've posted it on the MUDS board so you can download it. Its not long, and you really only need the first 5 or 6 pages anyway. forum.mudsonline.net/viewtopic.php?t=308
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Post by Julian on May 10, 2006 0:56:15 GMT 10
Just in case one of the forum moderators at MUDS (who clearly reads this messageboard pretty closely, without ever posting anything except maybe under the guise of a guest) decides to do something, er, interesting, I've also posted the article to www.monashdebaters.com/matter_files/setthejuntafree.pdf.
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Post by Julian on May 10, 2006 0:57:47 GMT 10
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Post by TS on May 10, 2006 10:15:18 GMT 10
Cheers Julian.
I don't think it will be removed from the MUDS forum because no one gives a flying fuck what whats-his-name thinks or says anymore. Plus he's not a moderator anymore so he can't do it himself.
Hopefully some MUDsians will read it, since as i said on their forum, its related to a topic i set them for a recent internal comp round. But if they do delete it or ignore it, then its their loss.
But it was a nice gesture Julian.
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Post by smartarse on May 19, 2006 16:48:39 GMT 10
This is an interesting article about the Ugandan rebel movement- The Lords Resistance Army. Whats that got to do with Burma? I hear you ask. Absolutely nothing. Directly. But if you read that journal article i posted on here about different forms of post-conflict resolution (war crimes tribunals, truth & rec commissions, amnesties, etc) then when you read this article you should be able to see those generic arguments being fleshed out. there are also some great examples of where prosecutions were put aside for the sake of peace, and it worked - which may or may not be a good model for how to deal with Uganda theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,19185075-2703,00.html
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Post by Chancellor of the Exchequer on May 26, 2006 12:55:57 GMT 10
News that Burma may be making some changes - apparently, Aung San Suu Kyi's current term of house arrest expires tomorrow, and Burma has been making noises to suggest it may change its position. news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5014578.stm
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Post by Julian on May 26, 2006 13:46:30 GMT 10
Ibrahim Gambari spoke after a trip to the state, where he became the first person since 2004 to meet imprisoned pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
I thought she was under house arrest, turns out she's done two straight years of solitary confinement.
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Post by smartarse on May 30, 2006 16:59:29 GMT 10
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Post by TS on Jun 2, 2006 12:21:48 GMT 10
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Post by TS on Jun 2, 2006 12:22:55 GMT 10
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