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October 06 Posted in Asia with tags Barack Obama, China, Dalai Lama, Tibet on October 5, 2009 by buffalohair
 President
Barack Obama passes on a visit with the Dalai Lama outraging many human
rights supporters around the world. Interestingly enough in the *Dalai
Lama Camp they are not as miffed, in fact they welcome the warming of
U.S. China relations. Top aid and negotiator for the Dalai Lama, Lodi
Gyari defended Obama’s “snub” and embraced this action noting that the
Dali Lama was always supportive of U.S. engagement with China. According to Gyari the Tibetan people took a “broader long-term perspective” on this turn of events. In a statement Gyari said; “Our
hope is that the cooperative US-Chinese relationship that President
Obama’s administration seeks will create conditions that support the
resolution of the legitimate grievances of the Tibetan people,” With
all that said it would behoove others not to second guess the Dalai
Lama since it is clear President Obama has his blessings. It would
appear the Dalai Lama is looking at the bigger picture in establishing
a qualitative and productive dialogue with China. Open discussing
rather than pointed barbs does yield better results where showing face
is an equal part of any negotiations in Asia. Does President Obama get
a “pass” on this issue? No, on the contrary this places Obama under the
microscope of worldwide public opinion since now there are billions of
witnesses. Outrage,
disappointment and anger prevail throughout the globe by this “snub”
and have placed the US president on the same level as pond scum with
many ardent human rights activists and Dalai Lama supporters. The
ramifications of this action have rippled throughout the diplomatic
communities around the world as well, especially nations who’ve already
engaged his holiness the Dalai Lama. More hinges on what transpires on
Obama’s visit to China then he may realize for his credibility is at
stake. And if Obama can pull off a positive Tibetan solution he will
stop the downward spiral of his popularity. If this visit is all about
money the downward plunge will continue with a vengeance as he
alienates more of his core supporters. Like
they say, “the opera ain’t over till the fat lady sings”. Whether I
agree with this latest presidential action or not is of no consequence
since it is still the Dalai Lama’s call. His camp has embraced this
engagement with China with promise and great hopes for the future. I
look at this turn of events with great skepticism but I will follow the
Dalai Lama’s lead and bite a hole in my tongue. I will not hold my
breath though. And I pray that my gut feeling on this turn of events is
nothing more than gas. Your Devil’s Advocate Buffalohair
September 29
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Jim Webb’s Garage Sale
As
the western press goes hog wild with “new” news about Burma it is clear
this is all a façade. Making a mountain out of a mole hill or simply
stretching the truth about Aung San Suu Kyi’s position on sanctions,
Than Shwe should thank Senator Jim “Garage Sale” Webb for promoting
lies and misinformation. We might as well thank the corporate world for
their manipulation of the press as well.
At
this juncture it must be stated that there are no negotiations about
lifting sanctions without Daw Aung Suu Kyi present. How could anyone
other than a moron even consider discussing Burma’s fate without the
duly elected leader of that nation anyway? Since Jim Webb opened the
flood gates of miss-information the media has gone wild with
speculation and bold faced lies about Burma. Why hasn’t the media given
equal coverage about the continued brutality, rape and murder that has
increased since Jim Webb’s first lie?
Without
Aung San Suu Kyi at the table these actions by senators, presidents and
the spineless United Nations are meaningless at best. The only thing
accomplished; another attempt to sugar coat the presents of a myriad of
international corporations already invested in Burma. Sanctions? Give
me a break; through the art of triangulation international corporations
have managed to side step sanctions. *Lee Seung Woo, of The Korea
Federation of Textile Industries (KOFOTI), revealed that Korea already
had approximately 30 textile factories operating in Burma. Further Woo
boasted that labor was cheap, about $35 a month average wage and the
KOFOTI had plans for more. Small wonder Ban Ki-moon has been so
impotent in dealing with Burma. It would be a conflict of interest if
Ban Ki-moon were invested in these firms or firms who are directly
benefiting from Burma’s repression. So I wonder what Ban’s excuse would
be why Korea does not have to comply with international sanctions. Dare
we mention the totality of investments by Daewoo in Burma? Take a long
hard look at the electronics section of your local store. Daewoo is
lining the shelves across America.
The
list goes on and on. **Tata Motors, the parent company of Land Rover
and Jaguar, is investing throughout the UK making British subjects
inadvertent violators of sanctions. Why? Don’t forget the truck
building facility being built in Burma to build trucks for the junta
under India’s “Look East Policy”. The frosting on the cake is U.S.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s involvement in this game of
charades. This sends chills down my spine since it was her husband Bill
Clinton who sold America and the free world to China making her a
favored nation. Clinton’s position on economics over humanity must not
be forgotten for it will weigh heavily on the final “diplomatic”
outcome in Burma. Aung San Suu Kyi MUST be at the table of negotiations
for any dialogue to be legitimate. Anything less is a sham and a fraud.
Sadly the U.S. State Department has been in negotiations for months
already proving there is more at stake than the needs of the Burmese
people. Without Aung San Suu Kyi at these critical meetings they are
meaningless at the very best.
Daw
Aung Suu Kyi had always promoted “engagement” with the junta so this is
not a news flash as inept politicians boast of this achievement. I only
see greedy politicians backed by corporations who want to join China
and other Asian nations in the grab for Burma’s natural resources.
Sanctions were nothing more than a feel good word since they were never
enforced as the corporate world lined the pockets of murderers and
rapists. Money laundering has become an art form as billions in profits
were hidden for both the junta’s sake and the international corporate
world. Now the World is “concerned” about the fate of Burma only after
China scored the mother load in the oil and gas fields of this
impoverished land. Torture, rape and genocide have no place in this
equation, just the corporate bottom line.
As
for Burma’s 2010 Election, you have to be drop dead stupid to even
consider that it was legitimate in the first place. Only those who want
to white wash Burma’s corrupt regime would by into this line of
malarkey. Maybe Senator Jim “I lie” Webb got a million dollar ruby and
his pick of Burmese starlets like Ibrahim Gambari for a favorable
opinion of Burma. The bottom line is the fact that it’s all about the
money Paisan, it’s all about the money.
Daw
Aung San Suu Kyi sent a letter to Than Shwe expressing her willingness
to take part in the negotiations process to lift sanctions. If Than
Shwe agrees to her request there is a glimmer of hope that true change
will occur. If Than Shwe refuses to include her in the process the
whole thing will be a sham and all the participants in this process
will be nothing more than accomplices to a crime, plain and simple.
People
Power is the only hope for Burma at this juncture. If “We the People of
the World” unite and impose People Power Sanctions of our own we will
alter the course of Burma’s destiny. If we don’t buy, corporations will
die. It is time to arm ourselves with knowledge and seek out all
corporate and government interests who are doing business with the
junta either directly or indirectly. If it’s all about the money then
we must fight fire with fire. We must make it known to all corporate
and political interest that dealing with Than Shwe, or any other
dictators, will not be tolerated by the “consumers” of the world. Money
is the Achilles tendon of both the political and corporate world. Only
after hitting them in the pocket book will true change evolve.
People Power!
Your Devil’s Advocate
Buffalohair
September 17
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With Than Shwe’s bogus 2010
election just around the corner credibility has become a major issue.
And with good reason since the junta did not like the outcome of the
election of 1990 even though they sponsored it. You remember, that’s
the election Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy
won a landslide victory over Than Shwe’s regime. Sadly the voice of the
people was not recognized by Gen. Than Shwe and the world was asleep at
the wheel.
The proposed election of
2010 was designed to give Burma a white wash or sugar frosting and give
Than Shwe’s criminal regime a semblance of legitimacy. The other
benefit to the election was to give criminally negligent corporations
who’ve ignored international sanctions some breathing room from public
opinion. Credibility has not been in Than Shwe’s favor and the world
knows the election is a sham. But in spite of this fact Than Shwe
devised a newer scheme in an effort to give his bogus election the look
and feel of a real election. It’s called the Democratic Party and they
will place a candidate in the running for the 2010 election. Talk about
a rigged election. Why even waste the money on ballots in the first
place since Than Shwe has guaranteed his generals will win no matter
who runs, except the true opposition. After all, true opposition is
either in prison, dead or in hiding so they are effectively out of the
running, so far.
Mya Than Than Nu, the
daughter of U Nu; Nay Yee Ba Swe, the daughter of late Prime Minister
Ba Swe; and Cho Cho Kyaw Nyein, the daughter of late Deputy Prime
Minister Kyaw Nyein are the spearheads of this new attempt to give the
bogus election of 2010 a face lift. Did Than Shwe really think he was
going to slip this one by the world audience or is he as stupid as many
of his generals says he is? I will leave that open to debate. Anyway,
these three gals are going to run a staged opposition under the banner
of the new *Democratic Party.
With the children of his
cronies running the opposition I truly doubt these gals will want to
give up the opulent life they lead or do time for winning the election
like Aung San Suu Kyi. The sins of their fathers will not be an issue
regardless of their blood soaked histories. Ethnic cleansing as well as
wholesale genocide will not be an issue either since the 2010 elections
will also provide amnesty to generals for all their heinous acts of
brutality. Yes, it will be an election to behold as Than Shwe pushes to
legitimize his criminal regime. And there sits the UN’s Ban Ki-moon
hiding under the sofa hoping it will all go away and pinheads like U.S.
Senator Jim Webb who can’t see past their wallets.
The fix is already in since
the junta forced a new and totally unacceptable Constitution onto the
people of Burma in 2008. Through threats of death and starvation Than
Shwe coerced people to vote yes as well as fix ballot boxes. Nothing
like gun barrel politics to usher in more restrictive and totalitarian
rules to keep a nation in bondage. With the Three Stoogettes (Mya, Nay
and Cho) at the helm of the new Democratic Party the elections will be
the mockery of the century but sadly the joke will be on the people of
Burma.
Your Devil’s Advocate
Buffalohair
http://buffalohair.wordpress.com/
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