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    September 08

    Buffalohair: Than Shwe’s Ultimatum


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    Than Shwe’s Ultimatum
     
    Posted in Asia with tags 2009, Buddhist Monks, Burma, Oct 2, Than Shwe on September 7, 2009 by buffalohair

    Oct 2

    October 2nd has become the iconic day of reckoning for General Than Shwe of Burma. According to sources within Burma Than Shwe has until 12 noon on October 2, 2009 to make a formal apology for the incarceration, beating and murder of Buddhist monks during a peaceful demonstration. If he refuses he will be excommunicated from the Buddhist faith. In essence Than Shwe will be stripped of his most powerful weapon in keeping a nation divided, religion. If he is no longer a Buddhist he can no longer purport the need to rape and murder Christians under the banner of Buddhism.

    Without Buddhism to hide behind he will have to find a new excuse for his continued campaign of Burmanization and the wholesale slaughter of all ethnic minorities in Burma. It still astounds the imagination how he managed to justify torture, rape and murder then claim to be Buddhist in the first place. But with a woefully inept United Nations and the continued impotent response from the so called free world, Than Shwe continues his exercise in eugenics unabated. Many corporate controlled media groups have also turned a deaf ear on the plight of Burma for the most part as well.

    The October 2nd deadline was proclaimed by the monks yet very little has been mentioned about it in the mainstream press. In the meantime the Burmese military has been beefing up its forces “just in case” of a new and more powerful uprising. Timing is everything since Than Shwe has opened up the battlement lines to the north and has declared war on ceasefire groups who refuse to be border cops. It’s ironic that Senator Jim “One World Order” Webb was making nice with Than Shwe while his goons advanced on Kokang and other ethnic groups. He should have taken a stroll in one of the many under supplied and over filled refugee centers along the border, provided they are not being shelled by the Burmese military.

    With the help of the “liars press” bold faced lies about the meeting circulated around the world as Webb made libelous statements about Daw Aung Suu Kyi. John “the moron” Yettaw made grandiose and thinly veiled lies about his encounter with Aung Suu Kyi then made public his book writing aspirations. I can see the book store now, protesters all around with posters and chants. Then there is John making a hasty retreat out the back door. Daw Aung Suu Kyi has long since decried the false and lascivious statements the dumb duo made. As far as Burma’s democracy was concerned, Jim’s visit was a giant step backward. Yettaw’s visit was catastrophic but “with no regrets”, in his words.

    With Daewoo investing billions in Burma as of this writing it is clear the worldwide corporate agenda quietly moved forward. Burma, locked in the throws of indentured servitude, continues to be raped by outsiders. Than Shwe betrayed Burma sold her to the corporate world, the ultimate money laundering scheme. Globalization is colonization on a planetary scale and Burma is to rich in natural resources to ignore. It is obvious the fate of Burma has been determined by others. Than Shwe is just a pawn and a scapegoat to the ones who bought him years ago. In all reality sanctions have not been honored from the corporate world. Merger after merger internationally has laced a web of unscrupulously divisive criminals who’ve also managed to bypass U.S. monopoly laws.


    Of the top 100 economies of the world at least half are corporations. Imagine corporations with a GDP larger then 80% of the nations of the world. One day you will drive around in a cute Nano by Tata Motors of India. Just don’t forget that Tata Motors is building a facility in Burma for the sole purpose of building medium to heavy trucks for Burma’s Military. The cute little Nano would be soaked in human blood and the suffering of an enslaved nation. The corporate web is all encompassing though.
     Two English institutions, Land Rover and Jaguar, now share the tainted resume’ in epic human carnage for Tata Motors is their parent company. From Mrs. Beasley’s Cookies to that cool Daewoo big screen TV, corporations doing business with Than Shwe stock our shelves. So when people say sanctions have not worked it’s because they were not enforced in earnest in the first place. In our complacency we’ve become unwitting benefactors of tyranny not only in Burma, but around the world. Lusting for the cheapest price we forget the price that is paid in human suffering.


    The world has done nothing to ease Burma’s pain. The cowardly United Nations has exercised selective justice and all but ignored Burma year after year. Feel good speeches, fruitless visits and spineless sanctions have bought the people of Burma nothing but more broken promises. Now the monks of Burma have made their position known as they take destiny into their own hands. Than Shwe must apologies to the Buddhist Monks for the cruel treatment and murder of holy people from a faith he proclaims to be. He has until October 2nd of 2009 at 12 noon Rangoon time. If he ignores this request he will be excommunicated from all of Buddhism. In turn the junta has increased surveillance and security around monasteries and Buddhist enclaves across the country. The fused has been lit as a nation under siege braces for the future. And the world is oblivious.


    Your Devil’s Advocate


    Buffalohair
    August 29

    A Horse lover? Of the Wild Horse Herds?

    Aug 28, 2009
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    Focus: Animal Welfare
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    Location: Montana, United States
    A Horse lover? Of the Wild Horse Herds?

    News from Breyer Animal Creations - Help Cloud's Herd

    We have learned recently from our friend Ginger Kathrens, the Emmy-award winning director of the Cloud documentary series that Cloud's herd in the Pryor Mountains of Montana has been targeted for a round-up on or about September 1st by the Bureau of Land Management. This sad news comes just two months before the third installation of Ginger's series is set to air on PBS. Cloud: Challenge of the Stallions, part of PBS' NATURE Series, is slated to air on October 25. By the time the show airs, there is a real chance that his band will no longer be living together or living in the wild.


    We have written to the President, the Secretary of the Interior and to the head of the BLM asking them to stop this round-up and to review the policies that precipitated it.


    If you would like to learn more, we wanted to provide you with the following information to do so.

    Please visit:http://www.thecloudfoundation.org/
    to learn more.


    Thank you.

    Sincerely,

    The Breyer Web Team

    Breyer Animal Creations

    August 20

    Buffalohair:Yettaw Has No Regrets

    Yettaw Has No Regrets


    Posted in Asia with tags Burma, Daw Aung Suu Kyi, John William Yettaw, Senator Jim Webb, Than Shwe on August 19, 2009 by buffalohair

    Myanmar Opposition Leader

    Upon arrival in *Chicago John William Yettaw told reporters that he had no regrets and would do it again, a hundred times to save Daw Aung Suu Kyi’s life. How far beyond stupid is this callous individual? It is known he was working on a book about Burma and there is no doubt his publicity stunt was a blatant act to promote his literary aspirations. Sadly he singlehandedly tossed a monkey wrench in the democratic movement by playing into the regimes grand scheme with this self centered act. Fact is, he committed a crime and was rewarded for his efforts.




    With knowledge of the fact he did this stunt in the past only exemplifies the fact others were involved. There is no way anyone could have committed such an act in such a repressive regime without assistance. Any and all tourists are monitored extensively to make sure they are not spies or agents by this paranoid regime. According to former tourists guides from Burma everyone has a duty to report any movements by all westerners who venture within Burma. United Nations personal and relief agencies are heavily monitored in an effort to conceal the true nature of this criminal regime and that’s the bottom line.




    Daw Aung Suu Kyi’s compound was already heavily guarded including sophisticated surveillance equipment. It was impossible for this buffoon to have made this fateful swim without detection in the first place. Then the revelation this was his second trip was a major red flag to everyone within Burma and the exiled communities around the world. With a taxi driver’s statement that he dropped Yettaw of at Aung Suu Kyi’s day’s before his discovery only raised the scepter of doubt this was a chance encounter. Like they say, timing is everything and it was no coincidence he just happened pick this time in Burma’s history to play out his dubious role in Than Shwe’s game of deception.




    Enter US Senator Jim “Lets Do Business with Criminals” Webb and some of the mainstream press who’ve embraced his lie that Aung Suu Kyi was willing to drop sanctions. On the contrary Aung Suu Kyi vehemently denied saying anything of the kind. In fact she was miffed at Webb’s callous statement about China calling this nation a fearful influence. Webb revealed his true intentions and that’s salivating over Burma’s burgeoning natural resources, oil in particular. Shame on Webb for making such a bold and lascivious statement at the expense of Daw Aung Suu Kyi. And shame on the tabloids for promoting this lie as well. Of course Than Shwe’s trash can press is having a field day with even more lies and propaganda. Thank goodness President Barack Obama was not swayed by the showboating of this misguided senator from Virginia. Sanctions remain. Did Jim really think he could get away with this? Or was he part of an even bigger corporate agenda?




    After talking with Missourians this week it is heartening to note they were not impressed by Yettaw’s self centered act of stupidity. The only good that came from “Webb’s Follies” is knowing exactly where Webb stands with regard to Burma’s democracy and her suffering people. We also know he’s words are not to be trusted, ever. John William Yettaw should have served his sentence like thousands of other American’s who committed crimes in foreign countries. Again I must reiterate, “Thanks for nothing Jim”



    * http://www.ky3.com/news/local/53628302.html



    Your Devil’s Advocate



    Buffalohair

    August 18

    Buffalohair: Obama Reaffirms U.S. Stance on Burma

    Buffalohair: Obama Reaffirms U.S. Stance on Burma

     Obama Reaffirms U.S. Stance on Burma

    Posted in America’s, Asia with tags Barack Obama, Burma, Daw Aung Suu Kyi, Democracy, Senator Jim Webb, Than Shwe on August 18, 2009 by buffalohair

    222px-Official_portrait_of_Barack_Obama Unimpressed by “Webb’s Folly” *US President Barack Obama held firm America’s position on sanctions to the criminal regime of Burma. Though he was pleased that John William Yettaw was released from prison this did not influence US policy with the criminal regime of Burma. Sanctions will remain until the junta actually shows signs of reconciliation which include the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the 2,100 political prisoners.



    The White House has maintained an open door policy with the junta of Burma if Than Shwe was of the mind to do so. Opportunities lay just around the corner if the military junta actually wanted their nation to prosper, there is no question. True reconciliation would be the difference between night and day for the lives of 50,000 people. Than Shwe’s generals would not need false passports to travel around the world. The regime as a whole would not have to live as exiles in the global community. With a wealth of natural resources of a wide variety Burma would be restored to the bustling hub of commerce it once was. Maybe Tay Za would be able to drive one of his fancy sports cars on the Autobahn rather than some dingy parking lot or airport runway.



    But at least it is comforting to know President Barack Obama has not wavered on the US commitment to democracy and human rights in Burma. And for this I am very thankful to America’s president for he showed true leadership on this issue.



    * http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=16586



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    Buffalohair

    Buffalohair: Lady of the Lake Speaks

    Buffalohair: Lady of the Lake Speaks

    August 18, 2009

    Lady of the Lake Speaks

    Posted in Asia with tags 2010 Elections, Burma, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Senator Jim Webb on August 18, 2009 by buffalohair

     Aung San Suu KyiThrough her attorney Nyan Win, Aung San Suu Kyi’s stance on sanctions has not changed since 2007. When poised with remarks in a British newspaper that she was considering lifting the tourism embargo in Burma, she simply said no one has spoken to her about it at all. This quite a contrast to the remarks made by US Senator Jim Webb when he clearly stated;

    “I don’t want to misrepresent her views, but my clear impression is that she is not opposed to the lifting of some sanctions,”

    Further, during Webb’s visit with Daw Aung Suu Kyi it was all too apparent he was more interested in China’s growing “Fearful Influence” in Burma. Aung San Suu Kyi found Webb’s “fearful influence offensive and offered a rebuttal to his terminology in reference to China. She wanted good relations with China and the rest of the bordering countries as well as the international community. *Nyan Win quoted;

    “She said China is Burma’s neighbor and wants to be a good friend of Burma. She said she did not see China as a fearful influence.”

    Clearly Senator Webb was referring to China’s pipeline and other vested interests in the region. It should also be noted that Webb has opposed sanctions and promoted commerce with the criminal regime claiming sanctions have failed. The reality is sanctions have not been honored by many nations including the US and UK. India’s Tata Motors, the parent company of UK’s Land Rover and Jaguar, is building a heavy truck plant in Burma to facilitate Than Shwe’s military needs. Tata is also heavily invested in Briton making the UK an unwitting partner in genocide, if you think about it. The list of countries and corporations who are lining the pockets of Than Shwe’s criminal regime is staggering. So the notion sanctions have not worked is ludicrous since true sanctions have not been honored from the very beginning, just lip service.

    Now Webb is going to report to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with his “facts”. The one fact still remains; Daw Aung San Suu Kyi maintains her and the National League for Democracy’s position on all points including sanctions and true reconciliation. She maintained that she has always kept the door open for dialogue with the regime.

    Now, that the junta successfully placed Aung San Suu Kyi out of the running for the sham 2010 election. Reconciliation and the democratic process have been replaced with the bogus roadmap to nowhere by the regime. Than Shwe’s 7 Steps have obviously stepped backwards. The United Nations has proven to be as impotent as ever as they have more meetings and review tons of eye witness accounts of genocide and crimes against humanity. Burma continues to be placed at the back of the line while the world addresses recent acts of genocide and human rights violations in other parts of the globe.

    It was ironic that while Jim Webb was making nice with the regime 10,000 residence in Sham State evacuated to China, thousands of Karen fled with their lives. Rape and murder continue to be the signature of Than Shwe’s Burmanization Program as genocide continues unabridged by the international community. It’s all about the money anyway, why fool ourselves. If it’s not profitable it’s not worth fighting for. Morality and ethnics has no place in current society, only the corporate bottom line. With the edict of Economics over Humanity it is clear help for Burma will not come from the outside world. The cries of the innocent will continue to fall on deaf ears and the world will continue to walk in the shadow of cowards and false hopes. The fate of Burma rests in the hands of the courageous and it is up the people to reawaken the Fighting Peacock for they are truly alone.


    Senator Jim Webb’s visit to Burma has been hailed as a major coup for the criminal regime. The junta’s propaganda machine has hailed Webb’s meeting as a major milestone in renewing relations with Burma. But in all reality it was a major blow to the democratic movement and a big win for the junta. Webb gave the green light to the continued wholesale murder of the ethnic minorities within Burma as well as the continued arrests of all political opposition. And that’s the bottom line.

    * http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=16589

    Your Devil’s Advocate

    Buffalohair

    August 11

    Buffalohair: Outrage over Aung San Suu Kyi’s Conviction

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    Outrage over Aung San Suu Kyi’s Conviction

    Posted in Asia with tags 2010 Elections, Burma, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Than Shwe on August 11, 2009 by buffalohair


    Than Baby The world is outraged over Daw Aung Suu Kyi’s conviction. Here we go again with lofty speeches and more letters of sanction. My question is where was the outrage when Aung Suu Kyi won a landslide victory in the first place? Where was the outrage when she and her cabinet were arrested for winning the election? And where was the outrage when it was discovered ethnic minorities were being systematically raped and murdered? It would appear the world is more concerned with talking points than any actual solution to Burma’s plight.



    Though the trial had a multitude of questionable facts involved it was clear John William Yettaw invaded Aung Suu Kyi’s compound. Whether John was dropped of at the compound in a cab or actually swam does not escape the fact he was there. Revelations on both sides of the ocean also showed he was there once before. We can all speculate all we want to and possibly come up with more heinous conclusions but it’s not going to amount to a hill of beans. I’ve heard this dialogue over and over adnauseum with absolutely no results other than fell good speeches and a push for more cash donations. But I do see a window of opportunity in this verdict though.



    People are missing the boat I fear since Sr. Gen Than Shwe did something rather peculiar. After the verdict was read, Burmese Home Minister Maung Oo entered the fray with a prepared order by Than Shwe reducing the sentence from 3 years to 18 months. Daw Aung Suu Kyi was not remanded to Insein Prison like originally planed. The junta did not sell off Aung Suu Kyi’s compound and she was given TV access and news papers to read. Toss in the option of possible early release and you have a verdict that was much less than expected. It also showed a glimmer of hope in the reconciliation process. So I am very thankful for the results since it was much better than I expected by a long shot.



    For Than Shwe to make such a bold statement about General Aung San and to commute part of the sentence was unheard of according to political exiles. Call it intentional and calculated or simply a change of heart, this could have been a much worse ending and we would still have been powerless to stop it. The United Nations has proven to be just as much talk as the rest of the world when addressing Burma. Ban “I’m a man of action” Ki-moon still has done nothing. The United Nations needs a warehouse to store all the statements and eye witness accounts of genocide and human rights violations within Burma. Yet they will conduct another meeting; propose more fruitless sanctions and fire off another nasty letter of concern to the regime. Politicians will stand on their soap boxes and denounce the verdict while looking good in the press’s eye but they will offer no solutions.

    Politicians will stand on their soap boxes and denounce the verdict while looking good in the press’s eye but they will offer no solutions.


    If ever there was a time Sr. Gen. Than Shwe had an opportunity to show face, it is now. With the verdict in, Than Shwe can make true reconciliation a reality if he chooses to. The lightened sentence also had a provision for early release. Possibly we can squeeze this into the reconciliation process if we look at what we got rather than what we did not.

     

     

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    Bufalohair

    Buffalohair: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, GUILTY


    Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, GUILTY

    Posted in Asia with tags , , , on August 11, 2009 by buffalohair

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    The trial of Daw Aung Suu Kyi has come to a dramatic conclusion. Predictably Daw Aung San Suu Kyi along with her live in companions was found guilty of allowing John William Yettaw to stay in her home. 3 years was the initial decision then lowered to 18 months in the dramatic final moments of the trial.



    In an unusually open atmosphere, foreign journalists were allowed into the court room for the reading of the verdict. After the 3 year verdict was read Burmese Home Minister Maung Oo entered the courtroom and read a signed order by Snr-Gen Than Shwe. Within the statement Than Shwe made full recognition of Daw Aung Suu Kyi being the daughter of a national hero, General Aung San. He also made reference to Aung San being the architect of Burma’s Independence from British rule. Then the order suggested that the 3 year sentence be commuted to 18 months with provisions she be released even earlier if she shows good moral behavior. The order shared this decision with Aung Suu Kyi’s companions as well. She will be returned to her family compound under house arrest. She will be allowed guests if she goes through the proper channels and given access to TV and daily news papers for the duration of her time under house arrest. The verdict could have been much worse, there is no question.



    On the other hand John William Yettaw, the perpetrator of this whole fiasco, did not fare as well. He got 7 years of hard labor for his intrusion into Aung San Suu Kyi’s compound, 3 years immigration violation, 3 years security violation and 1 year for his casual swim. But if I read my South Asian play book correctly I see John Yettaw as bargaining tool in light of North Korea’s recent behind the scenes jack pot from the negotiations for the two American journalists. Since John Yettaw had a series of medical emergencies in recent days his health is definitely in question. It would appear John’s swim will soon cost more than he bargained for since he will become the subject of future negotiations.



    If he remains in custody there is no doubt he will not survive in the brutal Burmese prison system. When Burmese courts say hard labor, they mean hard labor. His merry little adventure was not appreciated by the Burmese people. With prisons teaming with political prisoners who revere Daw Aung San Suu Kyi he could possibly pay an unexpected price for his folly. Diplomacy and Burmese Law, Criminal Procedure Section 401, are his only options at this juncture. CPS 401 states; “suspend the execution of a sentence or remit the whole or any part of the punishment to which one has been sentenced”. The price for his freedom now rests in the hands of our diplomatic community and ultimately the American taxpayers.



    Whether or not John William Yettaw was purposely allowed to swim to Daw Aung Suu Kyi’s home is of no consequence at this time. This intrusion has cost the pro democracy movement dearly since now Aung Suu Kyi will be under house arrest during the proposed election of 2010. I do give Gen. Than Shwe credit for commuting part of the sentence though. Now the ball is in his court and if he truly wants reconciliation he has a multitude of options at his disposal. He has the power to alter the course of Burma’s history and change his legacy. It will be interesting to see how the course of history unfolds.



    Your Devil’s Advocate



    Bufalohair


    July 23

    Buffalohair: Oh Bummer

    Buffalohair: Oh Bummer

    Oh Bummer

    Posted in America's with tags Healthcare Reform, Obama on July 23, 2009 by buffalohair

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    Anticipating clarity and substance I gathered with elders to listen to Barack Obama’s pitch for National Healthcare. Quietly I sat as Obama made his much hyped oratory to the American people when an elderly gentleman said; “When is he going to become president?” The room filled with octogenarians burst into laughter. The dialogue then turned from healthcare to a field of jabs and criticisms about the president and his constant use of double talk and fear to move his agenda. Then another senior citizen said flatly; “He’s just another liar”



    Being the youngster in the group I sat quietly as this group of seniors outlined a few key points in this much touted speech. What they said was quite remarkable since this group of people were staunch supporters of Obama, in the beginning. Their main concern was wondering what Obama’s ulterior motivation was for nationalized healthcare in the first place. They found it off point for the president to blame George W. Bush for the economy and were surprised a president would call a police department stupid. Then the issue of rushing this healthcare program came into focus. “What’s the rush to pass this bill when it’s not going to take effect for 5 years? We’ll be dead by then”



    The general consensus was that Obama said a whole lot about nothing and talked in circles. They pointed out the fact Obama has been campaigning ever since he took office and appointed people that we did not elect to do his job. They listed volumes of broken promises, false hope and miles of campaign rhetoric that the media and the general public have forgotten. The issue of healthcare was overshadowed by Obama’s love of the limelight and the notion he was only a mouth piece for the corporations that financed the election.



    A veteran from WWII was not amused by Obama one bit and noted that he lost many friends fighting for democracy in the war. He was not happy that Obama was ignoring the Constitution like George W. Bush did and wished he never voted or campaigned for him. What I got from these elderly American’s about Obama’s speech was not opinions about healthcare but his presidency as a whole. They feel duped and hornswaggled, in their words.



    As for myself I am on the fence on the issue since I’ve seen insurance companies disallow services causing death to patients. I was forced to walk around for months with a broken neck and back before I was allowed care and I was paying a premium price for my healthcare insurance. My sister died waiting for care and my mom lost her right eye from bogus healthcare. If it were not for the Teamsters Union I would be paralyzed or dead by now. And since I lived in Canada I witnessed first hand doctors making house calls with medication in hand after only one phone call to make a request for care.



    It is my personal opinion that healthcare, education and the department of corrections should never have been placed in the public sector for profit in the first place. This was the real reason why healthcare costs skyrocketed as well as the cost of education. Privatized prisons only gave way to lobbyists who demanded long prison terms for relatively minor offences. In turn this caused a boom in prison populations to house American’s for nothing more than smoking a joint. Now that California and other states can no longer foot the bill they are releasing these needlessly jailed prisoners. In the richest country in the world you’d think we the people had a few entitlements such as quality of life and education anyway. But it was the greed factor that has become the axiom that prevails in government. Donald Rumsfeld designed the prescription drug scam that raised the costs of healthcare even further.



    This healthcare debacle has only opened a can of worms I do believe because other issues are coming under the microscope. It’s all about the money and it makes me wonder who is actually going to profit from this healthcare proposal and what is the ulterior motive? After all, the government has done little for America’s loosing their homes and jobs while lining the pockets of corporations and lucrative special interests. Obama pandered for the first bail-out while still a senator using fear and the need for expediency to rush the cash into the hands of criminals. Frankly, I found his speech hopelessly lacking in content, substance and now I wonder what the real agenda is. Maybe he should have used his teleprompter or got a new writer.



    Your Devil’s Advocate



    Buffalohair

    http://buffalohair.wordpress.com/

    Buffalohair: What the World Continues to Forget

    What the World Continues to Forget

    Posted in Asia with tags Burma, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Hillary Clinton, North Korea, United Nations on July 23, 2009 by buffalohair

    Aung San Suu Kyi

    Daw Aung Suu Kyi of Burma is not looking to be rescued and liberated from bondage contrary to the well meaning world. If that were the case she would have been released from incarceration and shipped out of the country, never to return. She is standing for her nation and the thousands of political prisoners. Likened to the woefully misguided John William Yettaw, the world press is filled with rhetoric and inadvertently promoting the sham 2010 election. The notion Burma’s proposed election is anywhere near legal is totally incorrect at the very least and contrary to international law, plain and simple.



    The criminal regime of Gen. Than Shwe’s regime does not fall into any category within the context of legitimate nations by any means. It’s merely a band of thugs who’ve made a mockery of international law in the face of an impotent world. To hear world leaders continue to ask for Aung San Suu Kyi’s release so the bogus election can continue with legitimacy is nothing more than a contradiction. Part and parcel the world has become unwitting participants in human rights violations and genocide. Than Shwe has increased his campaign of Burmanization (rape) and ethnic cleansing as world leaders make lofty speeches. In essence the world has bought the critical time Than Shwe needed to advance his agenda of arrests and murder of the opposition while pushing to legitimizing his criminal regime.



    There is no constitution in Burma. The constitutional referendum of 2008 was coerced and extorted into existence by the regime and was not the will of the people. But so was the election of 1990 where Daw Aung Suu Kyi was duly elected by the people of Burma. That’s when the world should have stepped up to the plate. Now she faces further jail time from trumped up charges and as usual the world does nothing. Murder and rape prevail as human rights violations reach astronomical proportions and the United Nations sends out letters of sanction and dismay. Ban Ki-moon claims to be a man of action yet he does nothing. And to think the US gives tax payer dollars to this organization.



    Hillary Clinton, China’s poster girl, rambles with useless rhetorical speeches to North Korea offering gifts while making feel good gestures to Burma proving how inert she is when faced with China’s criminal friends. Fearful of damaging both her and her husband’s lucrative partnership with China she’s proven beyond a shadow of a doubt how useless she actually is. Her lists of failures are on every continent except Antarctica and Asia tops the list. What is so hard about recognizing the voice of the people and an election that made history? Sadly American politicians have succumbed to deafness from the voice of the people as well.



    We’ve come full circle with debates about the criminality of Burma’s regime and rambled ad nauseum. We’ve read volumes and listened to eye witnesses about atrocities and blatant crimes against humanity. Yet we sit by in another cycle of inaction as we pander to China who is also wrapped up in crimes against humanity with the Falun Gong, the Uyghur People, Tibetans and a myriad of other groups. Guess it’s more important that we continue to purchase substandard goods from China to the joy of international corporations and the World Trade Organization. We’ve compromised our ethics and have turned our backs on staunch allies who’ve saved English and American lives as is the case with Burma, remember WWII?



    It would be poetic justice the world faces a financial disaster of epic proportions if it were not for the fact the perpetrators of this disaster will not be phased. After all they got bail-outs to cushion their fall. With American and international corporations heavily vested in Burma its not hard to see that profits and natural resources are the priority and humanity is nothing more than a word. Guess sanctions only apply to some corporations eh. One day Burma will rise from the ashes of tyranny and the people of Burma will remember the shame the world shares from their ambivalence. What comes around goes around home-boy and our complacent stance with Burma’s democracy will be the death nil of ours as well.



    Your Devils Advocate



    Buffalohair

    http://buffalohair.wordpress.com/
    July 22

    Buffalohair: The Great Lie and Destiny


    The Great Lie and Destiny

    Posted in America's with tags , , , , on July 22, 2009 by buffalohair

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    As Barack Obama and henchman Rahm Emanuel makes another pitch for the tax payer dollar by convincing us all is well American’s continue to lose jobs and homes. Clearly the people to have benefitted from these bail-outs and give-a-ways were members of the House of Representatives and Congress. Both sides of the isle were enriched and their retirement accounts secured regardless of the rhetoric the Dems and Reps spewed to the public. With the main stream media owned part and parcel by the very corporations pining for a One World Order we got a sugar frosted “crap sandwich” generations in the future will be paying off. Democracy has already past into history since the voice of the people has been placed on ignore as the Constitution becomes nothing more than a piece of paper.



    The one thing both the Democratic and Republican parties have done was systematically divide the people then conquer a nation from within. The reality of how deeply invested our so called politicians were in all these criminally negligent corporations should have been a red flag. In a civil society politicians would have recused themselves from voting or participating in the debates involving the bail-outs and other corporate scams. It would have been the honorable thing to do since they had personal vested interests and stood to gain substantial monetary gain. On the contrary we were convinced that these bail-outs would help mom and pop and the American public by their constant Chicken Little banter and shock doctrine.



    Likened to George Orwell’s novels, 1984 and Animal Farm our political arena has become the greatest con game in world history comparable to Adolf Hitler’s rise to power. Though it is said we are moving towards socialism we must be reminded this is not the case. We are moving towards international corporatism. To quote Benito Mussolini; “Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power” Another term directly associated with this rush for gold is Globalization or the One World Order. These axioms are not to benefit the general public but designed to reap a handsome profit for a hand full of people. It’s all about the corporate bottom line.



    We the people are no longer citizens of our respective nations; we are simply consumers with no voice and resemble cattle to be fattened up for slaughter. Like chickens in a coup we rush from one sweet talking farmer to another seeking crumbs they toss to us. And like the chickens, we fight with one another over the scraps in a desperate need to survive. This is disaster capitalism at its best since now we are desperately in dire need of sustenance and will deal with the devil himself just to stay afloat. By crippling the economy beyond the point of no return our politicians paved the way for a global solution that will “save” America and the free world from financial doom. In the process liberty and the core essence of democracy will disappear into the annals of history. The world population will be relegated to indentured servitude, lock stock and tomahawk.



    Ah but this scenario was predicted thousands of years ago if we bother to pay attention to prophecies from the myriad of dogma’s from around the world. While corporatists greedily anticipate the time we become a one world order, officially, nature and destiny have other plans that will surely put a monkey wrench in their plan. Within all these prophecies it is said that nature will have the final say. Money and material wealth will have no value and humanity will be humbled. It was also said in essence that for those who follow the Pier Piper of false hopes and dreams would parish and the meek shall inherit the Earth. I’ve seen this in my visions since I was a child. I’m not privy to these visions since I believe all people have the ability to see them if they tried. For the most part mankind chooses to live in the here and now, tossing anything within the supernatural in the proverbial dumpster of superstition. This will be the greatest error in human history and will guarantee their untimely demise. This was prophesized as well for many people will not buy into the ancient warnings or the teachings of crusty old Wiseman.



    Oh well, to bad so sad and now mankind is grasping at straws while bogus politician’s guild humanity into the one world order. On the bright side this is not the final outcome but a segway for the real main event. You can run but you can’t hide for destiny is just around the corner. In my eyes civilization has come full circle since economics has become the order of the day. Humanity has been tossed aside for profits and the corporate bottom line. Mankind has become no better than the Neanderthal who’s only concern was what they could take from others in feudal wars over a berry patch or hunting grounds. Civilization has ceased to exist since there is nothing civil about our society. It’s all about the money Paisan, It’s all about the money.



    Your Devil’s Advocate



    Buffalohair

    July 21

    Buffalohair: Hillary Clinton Drinks Tea with Tyranny

    Hillary Clinton Drinks Tea with Tyranny

    Posted in Asia with tags , , , , , on July 21, 2009 by buffalohair

    America's Fault

    China’s premier diplomat Hillary Clinton *likened North Korea to a child in need of attention in yet another sugar coated response to China’s ally. In spite of the fact North Korea threatened nuclear war, aimed rockets at sovereign US soil and holds hostage two American girls she continues to pussy foot and coddles anything China. It is more than obvious she has a second agenda with China and has no business being secretary of anything.

    It should have been more than clear she was useless and failed dismally in Indonesia when she could not muster a meeting with the leadership of the Muslim people, her primary mission. Her statement pitting the concerns for human rights in Asia on the ignore list while placing economics above all else should have been a red flag. Her diplomatic failures far outweigh her usefulness yet the media continues to promote her and anything Obama. Facts are marred with endless lines of rhetoric and bold faced lies proving ‘Big Brother’ and double speak prevail in the one time land of the free.

    It would appear that knowing Burma is using Russian and Chinese technicians to build their **nuclear program, ***secret facilities underground facilities and mining for ****uranium are of no real concern. These hard facts did not even raise a single eye brow within the Obama administration yet we continue to justify the continued war efforts in Iraq. Guess we all forgot how this Iraqi war was based on hearsay and conjecture without a bit of facts to support our invasion. The reality of how there was no weapons of mass destruction should have been real news and the war should have stopped. In essence America was a partner to murder by killing Saddam Hussein and his family.  

    Since it was so profitable and made Dick Cheney’s Halliburton billions the war continued and we bombed this buffer zone nation into the Stone Age. US taxpayer dollars will rebuild this now impoverished nation. On the bight side corporations Saddam Hussein once booted out of the nation was allowed back by both Bush and Obama. The revelation water boarding coerced confessions out of innocent people should have been a major red flag that this was a fraud from the start. Dick Cheney’s smoke screen politics and continued masking the truth from the public’s eye was criminal at best. And we continue to wonder why we are hated by the myriad of former allies in the Mid-East and the world. We’ve become the land of liars.

    So here sits Hillary Clinton, China’s poster girl, and only now she is concerned about a growing partnership between *****Burma and North Korea. With intelligence reports circulating around for years you’d think this so called Secretary of State would have more to say about the clear nuclear threat Burma and North Korea has become. Guess it’s just “provocative” and not warranting a fruitful response. But in all reality I doubt Hillary is capable of addressing real issues when China and her business associates Burma and North Korea are concerned. After all Wal-Mart’s former board member has financial obligations to her former boss and we don’t want to upset the ox cart of profits. After all, Wal-Mart has become China’s factory outlet. Sam Walton founded Wal-Mart on an axiom of selling American Made goods and once proudly displayed this fact on the back of all their trucks, remember? My how times have changed.

    Hillary’s latest failure was with India on talks about ******climate change. To start off the conference this week she blamed the US for most of the environmental damage. Did she really think this would sway India into imposing flawed science on their booming economy? They wholly rejected the proposal but so what. We will continue to shut down American industries and allow them to move to India and China in an effort to bolster their corporate bottom line. Humanity will continue to take a back burner to the needs of corporations, profits and globalization, better known as the “One World Order”.

    Hillary condemns Burma for the treatment of Daw Aung Suu Kyi but failed to address genocide, rape, slave labor, and an election where then nation of Burma voted for democracy in 1990. She is obviously too entangled in China’s purse strings. But what do you expect from the wife of a man who sold American’s core industries to China. After all, it was Bill Clinton who sold his country to China. It is also interesting to note he was embattled in health care debates while secretly selling us down the tubes. Now we face the same situation. The nation is in an uproar about healthcare once again. And it makes me wonder if this debate is nothing more than a smoke screen to mask another sell off of American interests. Is Obama using Bill’s play book? Ah but that’s another story and no one pays attention anyway.

    * http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE56J2FV20090720

    ** http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/display.article?id=11673

     *** http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/NEWKHSITE/data/html_dir/2009/06/12/200906120027.asp

    **** http://www.irrawaddy.org/opinion_story.php?art_id=16296   

    ***** http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/21/AR2009072100744.html  

    ****** http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124789530843561651.html   

    Your Devil’s Advocate

    Buffalohair

    July 15

    Buffalohair: H1N1 Flu Resembles 1918 Flu

    H1N1 Flu Resembles 1918 Flu



    Posted in America's with tags , , on July 13, 2009 by buffalohair


    H1N1_influenza_WHO

    Yoshihiro Kawaoka of the University of Wisconsin and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lead a team of researchers in studying the *h1n1 flu and made a startling discovery. The h1n1 Swine Flu resembles the infamous 1918 Flu that killed approximately 100 million people. Unlike the common flu strains that settle in the nose and throat this virus attaches itself deep within the lungs causing pneumonia. Now the **World Health Organization calls this strain unstoppable.





    Interestingly enough 9 out of 10 obese people who were hospitalized for the h1n1 flu appear to be more susceptible to this strain. It was noted they suffered gastrointestinal complications, blood clots in the lungs and multiple organ failure. Since this virus is in a constant state of flux people will have the opportunity to re-catch this strain as it morphs its way into history.





    Unlike the 1918 pandemic this new strain has the all the conveniences of the 21st century to assist it in its travel around the globe. What once took disease months to travel only takes a few hours now. According to WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) it is imperative that healthcare workers are immunized first in order to maintain a functional healthcare system as this disease evolves further. It was also noted that each country would have to decide who is next in line for vaccinations because of the unusual behavior of this disease. Experts also suggested that drug manufacturers get moving on several drugs that may offer some assistance such as Tamiflu and Relenza, just to name a few.





    As we rush around worrying about the world economy a microscopic bug may throw a monkey wrench into the works. Well, after all we are living in the time of change according to my people. And true to form man and his incredible ego will not have the power to alter the course of destiny. But I bet someone will try to profiteer from this disaster in the making. There is no bail-out for a pandemic and there is no legislation or campaign rhetoric that will make this flu go away with nice words. We simply need to stop spreading this disease physically and that’s the bottom line. Maybe if we took the first infection more seriously it would not have morphed like it did. Ah but hind sight is 20/20.





    * http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE56C3K120090713?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0





    ** http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE56C60820090713?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0





    Your Devil’s Advocate





    Buffalohair


    July 10

    Burma Democratic Concern Presents

    Burma Democratic Concern Presents

    Posted in
    Asia, Entertainment with tags BDC's Mingalaba Show, Burma, Voice of Democracy on July 9, 2009 by buffalohair


    Disco Mingalaba copy


    Burma’s own live Internet Radio Show filled with music critical information and news.

    Friday and Saturday evening at 6 pm Rangoon time,

    7 am New York time

    At;

    PHEONIX RADIO
    http://www.pheonixradio.net/

    For information on how you can participate and get involved in the democratic movement within Burma contact;

    Myo Thein

    Director

    Burma Democratic Concern

    http://www.bdcburma.org/
    July 09

    Buffalohair: Cyber Attacks and Globalization

    Buffalohair: Cyber Attacks and Globalization

    Cyber Attacks and Globalization

    Posted in America’s with tags , , on July 9, 2009 by buffalohair

    hILLARY ON lIBERTY

    For us who work in the pro democracy movement cyber attacks have been old news since at least last September or 08’. Spam bombs as I call it have hit us many times in the past and for the most part we’ve learned how to deal with cyber garbage as a whole. The technology is quite primitive but if one is not vigilant even the most archaic assaults can be devastating. It’s almost laughable government sites were so vulnerable though.


    I found it quite interesting to note that the media mentioned the latest internet assaults came from North Korean sympathizers. Well the one real sympathizer I know who already launches these types of attacks is the government of Burma. With the help of their Russian technicians they’ve been launching spam bombs for months now. So it is a safe bet that Than Shwe and his band of thugs were involved in the latest assault.


    Just with our technology we’ve identified the perpetrators and their locations. The samplings of the spam all had .ru addresses but launched from Burma, India and China in general. There were a few from the good ole USA as well and hopefully they will be dispatched shortly. But for the most part these parasitic spam assaults come from Asia. It’s quite ironic that the US president is making nice with Putin while Putin’s technicians are assisting Burma and China in launching these assaults. Ah but no one pays attention.


    With US computer software companies located in Silicon Valley selling computer and firewall technology to China it’s only a matter of time before the cyber assaults gets more complex and more virulent. It’s only a matter of time. But it’s all about the money and these firms would sell their souls to the Devil if it made the corporate bottom line more lucrative. Maybe they already have. It’s almost laughable that we are empowering those who wish to do us harm while padding their pockets as well. Ah but China is our favored nation thanks to Bill and Hillary Clinton. You remember; the ones who sold American jobs to China.


    Our cyber enemies have already tested the waters and soon more assaults will be launched. Guess everyone forgot the headline where it was discovered that China had already infiltrated our power grid with their invasive software. We’ve allowed for their obviously bugged electronics to enter every facet of our cyber world because of the cheaper prices of their goods. We seem to forget the numerous recalls of China’s defective and unsafe goods in recent years. I’m still blown away by the sex drug baby toy disaster as well as the poisoned dog food. Computer related items will undoubtedly share in this constant rash of bogus goods and the totality of this will be astronomical at the very least.


    Globalization and free trade are nothing more than a Trojan Horse. As we sell off our assets and technology to other nations it will be corporations that glean the profits at the taxpayer’s expense. The trade deficit has continued to be in the red consistently since its inception to the detriment to US, Canadian and European workers. But our so called leadership continues to boast of its profitability. How far beyond stupid is that eh? Sadly the only ones who see a clear profit are politicians who are heavily invested with no loyalty to the nations they were spawned from. Oh well, to bad so sad. If people are dumb enough to buy into corporatism then they deserve what they get, feel good speeches that mask bold faced lies and a second class nation. Mark my word, after America is run into the ground financially we will be offered a Global solution to save our butts and everybody will think it’s a miraculous solution.


    Who need sovereignty or self sufficiency anyway? The only question I have is; will we still celebrate July 4th Independence Day whence we sell our liberty to the scrap collectors? Or is it already sold but we missed the sale?


    Your Devil’s Advocate


    Buffalohair


    July 01

    Burma VJ, Special Screening UK

    Posted in Europe with tags Burma Democratic Concern, Burma VJ, sasana Moli on June 30, 2009 by buffalohair


    BurmaVJ – Reporting from a Closed Country In collaboration with Sasana Moli (UK) & Burma Democratic Concern (BDC)

    burma_Vj_pic_2 copy “ A unique insight into high-risk journalism and dissidence in a police state, while at the same time providing a thorough documentation of the historical and dramatic days of September 2007, when the Buddhist monks started marching – the Burmese condition is made tangible to a global audience so we can understand it, feel it, and smell it…”

    A Special Screening Date:

     11:45 am on July 19 (Burma’s National Martyrs’ Day) Venue: ICA, the Mall, London (Tube: Charing Cross / Picadilly Circus)

     Tickets:  £8/ Booked through www.ica.org.uk or Tel: 0207 930 3647


     For More Information, please contact Burma Democratic Concern (BDC) at; UK; 07877882386,  07727236419,  07883692755, 07882244819,  02084939137,  07748271904

    http://www.bdcburma.org,

    http://www.bdc-burma.blogspot.com ,

    http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=104749641770

    http://www.burmavjmovie.com

    Other information on the film and the UK premier:
    June 30

    Buffalohair: Predictably Tyranny on the Rise

    Buffalohair: Predictably Tyranny on the Rise

    Predictably Tyranny on the Rise

    Posted in America’s with tags , , , , , , , on June 30, 2009 by buffalohair

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    Oh my goodness, Honduras is turning into a military dictatorship. The world rushes to the United Nations crying and sniveling to Ban Ki-moon. Oh boy, that will get a response. The world condemns the Honduras military with a “scathing letter of rebuke and condemnation”. To top it off the UN sends Ibrahim Gambari, that will show them. Yup, it will show them that the impotent response from the free world and the UN are spineless and nothing more than words. This is just like a broken record but is anyone paying attention? I truly doubt it.


    Yup, talk is cheap and tin horn generals from around the world can’t extort money from the world without a hostage. Learning lessons taught by N. Korea’s Kim Jong II, Burma’s General Than Shwe an a multitude of leaders in Africa is just the ammunition they need to wage war on their own citizens. Kim Jong boldly threatened the US with a thermal nuclear strike and joined hands with the criminal regime of Burma. Now there is a very real fear that Burma will soon have weapons of mass destruction and there is no doubt Honduras will gain access to this technology as well. Why, because we let it happen.


    Maybe if N. Korea and Burma had more oil and gas we would have responded to the cries of their people. Why wasn’t the clear victory in Burma’s election in 1990 truly supported? Kim Jong made a fortune off the US by saber rattling while blasting bombs and popping off bottle rockets. In turn Than Shwe has accelerated they war on its own citizens knowing nothing would happen. African citizens are already under siege and we, the free world, actually do nothing but offer lip service. And of course Honduras has joined the ranks of budding military dictatorships. There is an old saying, “Money talks and B.S. walks” and as far as I can see the world over is doing a lot of walking. Don’t think for one second that Honduras will be the last upstart military dictatorship for it’s only the beginning for we’ve planted seeds of tyranny all over South America. And soon we will reap what we’ve sown.


    Barrick Gold’s poster boys, George Bush senior and Billy Clinton’s policy of “Let’s just ignore them and maybe they will go away” spawned a new generation of dictators in Africa and South America. So did their corporate backed legislation I might add. The US and the free world has partnered themselves with China who continues to violate the basics of human rights and continues to jail and murder it’s citizen. And politicians sold their souls to the devil because of greed. In all actuality they sold the citizens of their respective countries to the spineless New World Order all for the sake of the corporate bottom line. Tony Blair has been touring China promoting Chinese interests in Great Britain. He left Gordon Brown holding the bag as industries sail out of the UK bound for China. China’s ambassador and WalMarts matriarch Hillary Clinton all but stated that human rights would not stand in the way of economics when she was in China. After all we slave labor is not that bad. And the World Trade Organization has continued to give it’s blessings for the wholesale murder of African’s as international corporations continue to rob the continent of its natural resources. Now the cancer has spread in epic proportions.


    Sadly the only tough stance Barrack Obama has taken was against the population of the United States while showing his soft underbelly to the rest of the world. Once in power he has turned his back on the very constituents who got him there. Only now are people waking up to this true agenda, Globalization and the One World Order. Industries continue to move to China and other third world nations whose competitive edge is the lack of labor laws and environmental restrictions. And it is sickening to learn that GM, after receiving all our tax payer dollars is building facilities in China while closing plants in Canada and the US. It’s even more outrageous they plan to sell cars manufactured in China back to the US in a few years. Detroit and the other gutted industrial states lay in ruin. Now Barrack plans to mow down our rusting industrial sites further crippling our ability to be a self sufficient nation.


    Representative John Boehner was quoted as saying about our first US bail out as nothing more than a “Crap Sandwich”. Now with the help of all our politicians we are being fed a banquet of crappola to suite the needs of international corporations who hunger for natural resources around the world. Corporation’s members of the house and congress are heavily invested in by the way, remember AIG? Has anyone actually read any of these free trade agreements? I doubt it for if you did you would realize the fact we like other conscript nations have already lost our sovereignty. The World Trade Organization is the new world capital you know. Corporate thugs under the direction of the WTO continue to rob third world nations at the expense of the indigenous populations. Companies such as Barrick Gold continue to buy off politicians to steal land from their citizens and it’s called globalization. Corporatism at it’s best and we are asleep at the wheel.


    The hatred being spawned against the free world is not because who we are as a nation but for the indifferent international corporate terrorists who’ve laid siege on these indigenous populations. They glean a handsome profit while silently murdering tribal chiefs who oppose these powerful corporations. The corporations count their chips while leaving their host nations holding the bag for crimes against humanity and it is our kids who must die in the wars that ensue. Now we’ve set the stage for an unexpected international show down and obviously this will put a kink in the plans to globalize the free world into a New World Order.


    Now third world dictators will be popping up all over the place and they will soon have a bomb to play the extortion game with. If only we snuffed out the vermin in Burma when there was a clear majority vote against the military dictatorship of Burma. If only we were true to our word. Soon the America’s will enjoy the tyranny they spawned. But that’s OK; after all it’s all about the corporate bottom line. Yup, it’s all about the money paisan, it’s all about the money. So enjoy your crap sandwich since there is no turning back the clock now. After all this is destiny as prophesized by dogmas from around the world. And it’s a full meal deal, lock stock and tomahawk. Now could you please pass the tobasco sauce?


    Your Devil’s Advocate


    Buffalohair

    http://buffalohair.wordpress.com/

    June 24

    Buffalohair:Kim Jong II and a Hill of Beans

    Buffalohair:Kim Jong II and a Hill of Beans

    Kim Jong II and a Hill of Beans

    Posted in Asia with tags Aung San Suu Kyi, Ban Ki-moon, Burma 2010 Election, China, Daewoo, Iran, Kim Jong II, Russia, Than Shwe on June 24, 2009 by buffalohair

    Kim and Burma

    North Koreas alliance with the criminal dictator of Burma, Than Shwe, has been known in circles in Burma for years. Only now is it becoming apparent to the rest of the world. Than Shwe’s alliances go much deeper as people begin to follow the money as China, Russia and other “secret allies” begin to surface. By all rights Russia and China should have recused themselves from voting on UN Sanctions pertaining to Burma because of their blatant conflict of interest. They are deeply involved financially and have everything to gain by the criminality perpetrated by Than Shwe’s criminal regime. The scuttlebutt over North Korea’s acts of stupidity by both Russia and China is nothing more the lip service and nothing more.


    It was only obvious North Korea offered Burma the critical distraction they needed. The A-Bomb/bottle rocket scare was deliberate to mask the Aung San Suu Kyi disaster that back fired on Than Shwe. It also hid the fact the military regime has launched a new offensive on the ethnic minorities throughout the region, the Karen being one of them. His offensive has also targeted ceasefire groups who opposed the liquidation of their sovereignties and converting them into nothing more than border guards. Now Kachin State is being fortified by *Burmese troops in preparation for war. Ironically Burma and the Kachin were still trying to hammer out a deal. Apparently the junta already made their decision while using the negotiations as a smoke screen to build its troop strength in the region.


    Also masked by Kim Jongs nonsense is the fact the Burmese military has increased its recruitment drive of **child soldiers throughout the region. And the United Nations response is to send the corrupt Ibrahim Gambari back to Burma after his disastrous self serving visitations in the past. Likened to a vacation Gambari will most likely enjoy the company of another Burmese starlet to pass the time with while recieving another priceless ruby, according to sources who’ve witnessed this in the past.


    While these calculated distractions take hold, left in obscurity is the trial of Daw Aung Suu Kyi and all the criminality that goes with this sham of a trial. The reality is the UN as well as the well intended nations of the world have become partners with Than Shwe as they inadvertently condone the illegal sham election in 2010. The notion that there could be reconciliation or even a fair election is preposterous to say the least. The fact Than Shwe’s Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA) has already begun the process of buying ***votes should be an indicator the election will be rigged at the very least.


    Arrests of Daw Aung San Suu Kui and celebrants of her birthday continue under the smoke screen of Korea’s distract-a-news. Paranoid Than Shwe has further disrupted his upper echelon by shifting his generals around in a feeble attempt to have the most loyal next to him when he dies. Ironically his attempts will be futile since destiny can not be altered and he is on course to meet his fate for he only alienated some of his staunchest supporters. Soon Burma will have their “Night of the Long Knives” a befitting demise of Than Shwe if cancer does not take him out first.


    Like they say, “Three strikes and you’re out”. With three Pagodas mired in unprecedented loss of life and the collapse of one, Than Shwe secured his fate. He will be the talk of the town during Taungbyone Nat or Spirit Festival in August. Taungbyone is a paranormal event where soothsayers and mediums come together. If only his astrologer would have told him of the price one pays for petitioning forces of the spirit world to retain power for payment is due. Adolf Hitler as well as Pol Pot learned the hard way. Soon Than Shwe will join their ranks as they enjoy the fruits of their genocide as revenge from their victims reigns for an eternity.


    With all the discussion over the Iranian election and the voice of the people by the world over you’d think this would offer focus on Burma. After all it was a clear majority that voted for Daw Aung Suu Kyi. With the Muslim clerics fully supporting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from the very beginning it was clear he won. When you consider the fact Iran is a radical Muslim state followers vote accordingly and Mir Hossein Mousavi was out of the loop, plain and simple. So I question if this is yet another distraction of some kind so the world does not have to deal with Burma and its flagrant acts of criminality. It would appear the world is full of words and is easily misguided. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon should take a stand and not cower behind the sofa or is the UN part of the money laundering operation of Burma as well?


    Burma’s junta continues to rape and murder in their blatant acts of genocide as Daw Aung Suu Kyi faces trial for winning the hearts of a nation. On the bright since, international corporations continue to invest in Asia while divesting in the parent nations they once resided. Soon Than Shwe will be sporting a Humvee, GM will be selling cars from China and Daewoo will continue to fill shelves with electronic goodies we don’t need. After all, it’s all about the money and the corporate bottom line. By our ambivalence to the cries of the Burmese people we will in essence seal out fate as we empower financial concerns over humanity.


    * http://www.kachinnews.com/index.php/news/925-junta-deploys-fresh-troops-secretly-in-kachin-state-.html


    ** http://www.kachinnews.com/index.php/articleopinion/341-burmas-children-still-forced-into-army-.html


    *** http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=16147


    Your Devil’s Advocate

    Buffalohair

    June 18

    Buffalohair: KEO Statement

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    KEO Statement

    -KEOhome

    Kachin Environmental Organization

     Statement of KEO

    Date: June 5, 2009 world environment day

    As the world knows, Kachin state is rich with natural resources in Burma.  Kachin state has beautiful land covered with different natural resources such as jade and gold, different wild life species, and beautiful forestry.  Unfortunately, today Burma is under the control of the military regime, and the people from Burma are living in an endangered society.

    Today is world environment day; we, KEO, would like to let the world know of the tremendous damages to the environment caused by natural resources investment in Burma, which benefits only the military regime.  There are tremendous impacts on the Kachin environment, including local climate change, social impacts, natural resources waste, and a tremendous impact on the Kachin people’s livelihood in the state.

    Large scale logging, jade mining, gold mining and hydro power projects in Kachin state are financed by the military regime and neighboring countries, and natural resources investment under the regime government has become increasingly corrupt and helps to support the regime and prolong its existence in the country.

    There have been increases in drug addiction, trafficking and prostitution among teenagers in Kachin state in areas where natural resource investments are controlled by the military regime.  Natural resource investment often results in increased militarization, as the regime brings more soldiers into the investment areas.  These soldiers sometimes rape local Kachin women and use forced labor.

    Corrupt natural resources investment agreements between the military regime and foreign investors often lead to increases in human trafficking for prostitution among Kachin adolescents.  This benefits the regime, which fears that a new generation of healthy and well-educated Kachin teenagers might threaten the strength of the military regime. SPDC knows that Kachin people depend on natural resources and forests for their livelihood and intends to destroy all the natural resources in Kachin state so that it will become a dry land, with no more beautiful land and no more natural resources.  SPDC also encourages marriages between military Burman soldiers and ethnic Kachin girls because they believe it will strengthen and prolong the regime.

    Kachin Organizations  
    • All Kachin Youth Union
    • Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT)
    • Kachin Environmental Organization (KEO)
    • Kachin National Organization
    • Kachin Independence Organization
    • New Democratic Army (Kachin)
    • Kachin Development Group (KDG)
    • Pan Kachin Development Society
    • Kachin State constitutional drafting committee (KCDC )
    • All Kachin students and Youth Union
    • Kachin Youth Network Group
    • Kachin Youth Organization (Shan State)
    • Kachin Civil Societies Groups
    • Kachin Development Network Group (KDNG)
    • Kachin Youth Development Organization (KYDO)

      Contact person:

     Mr. Yaw Na
    Executive director; KEO Tell: + 66846135838

    Email: keo21vision@yahoo.com  

     
    Kb-JHON Program coordinator;

    KEO
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    June 13

    Buffalohair: Than Shwe Panhandles

    Than Shwe Panhandles

    Posted in Asia with tags Burma, Than Shwe, North Korea, Aung San Suu Kyi, People Power on June 12, 2009 by buffalohair

    THAN CASH

    Finding allies who would support his cowardly acts of rape and genocide is becoming a very real issue for Than Shwe of Burma. Now that his regime of death is under the microscope from all quarters of the world population he and his minions are more of a pariah than world figures. Like a beggar he is pandering for support and funding to combat the will of his people in a desperate attempt to maintain control. His spin doctors are polluting the government controlled press with lies and rhetoric in an effort to stem the tide of truth about his sham trial of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.


    Any street kid can see that Than Shwe is on the run, so to speak. He dishonored his allies with his bold attack on Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and he grossly underestimated the response from the world at large. The only positive response he received was from Kim Jong II with Jong’s nuclear threat scam. So Jong popped off a few bottle rockets and plans to detonate another impotent bomb. It’s all a convenient distraction and frankly Jong showed himself to be a nuisance. Fact is, Than Shwe managed to place North Korea under the microscope like never before and this is bad for commerce. N. Korea was vying for world power status. Now they share the limelight with Than Shwe and his merry band of criminals. His feeble pandering of China had the same negative effect. Now the world marketplace has China under the microscope for their horrific torture, rape and murder of the Falun Gong sect as well as the on going atrocities in Tibet. Dare I mention the conflicts in South America and Africa spawned by Chinese industries and the indigenous people?


    China has a lot to hide from the consumer world as US and European industries relocate to Chinese soil. I’m still amazed that General Motors closed shop in the US and Canada only to build new plants in China. Are they going to capitalize on the 80 million slaves in China’s secretive Gulag System? Maybe it’s just the fact China has no labor or environmental regulations. Laughable they plan to build and send cars to the US and Canadian markets. Oh well, to bad, so sad after all its all about the corporate bottom line. I would not have noticed this tidbit if it were not for Than Shwe’s pandering. Thanks Than Shwe for the focus on China.


    Than Shwe would find it impossible to find allies in Somalia. Even the warlords would not want the heat Than Shwe would give them. On the streets people would say that Than Shwe and his thugs are “Jonesing” for allies but the word is out on his regime now. Clearly he is not using the best judgment, even for a military dictator. Strategically speaking he has managed to alienate himself on all fronts and placed his regime in the crosshairs of worldwide public opinion.


    It was said in many visions that Burma’s criminal regime would be toppled from within his own ranks. Little did we know this would happen by Than Shwe’s very hand and you got to love the irony of it all. Like a Greek tragedy Than Shwe shot himself in the foot with his over zealous attempt to silence the voice of democracy. Now he will take down everyone who sided with him including corporations who’ve financed genocide.


    A sane person would not continue acts of barbarism while pandering for support. On the contrary, and true to form, Than Shwe has escalated his campaign of death and murder on the *ethnic populations within Burma. How far beyond stupid has he become or is cancer eating at his brain? Now like never before data is streaming out of Burma as rape and murder takes center stage in the press around the world. It is heartening to note that web sites are getting more queries about Than Shwe’s legacy of death and people are totally shocked at what they are discovering.


    Myo Thein, Director of Burma Democratic Concern, calls it “People Power” and now the people of the world are becoming aware of the power they truly possess. It is called the all mighty dollar or purchasing power. More and more people are paying attention to labels and are beginning to exclude items from corporations who have allied themselves with criminals such as Than Shwe. Though India’s media has been artificially silent about Daw Anug San Suu Kyi’s bogus trial word has gotten out. A multitude of the members of parliament are urging their leadership to take a stand and soon questions will be asked by the people why India has sided with tyranny.


    Its people power at its best and it is the people of the world who are influencing their leadership with demands that something be done in Burma. And if politicians want to keep their high paying job they will act on the will of their constituents. Corporations beware for your Achilles tendon has been reveled. One day corporate goons will also face the microscope of public opinion. This will directly influence their corporate bottom line and depending on the extent of corporate involvement they will stand trial along side Than Shwe’s generals.


    And then there is United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon who seems to have difficulty finding airfare. He should use Ibrahim Gambari’s frequent flyer miles, less the million dollar ruby of course. Eventually people power will force him out from under the sofa and onto an airplane for Burma. He is starting to sound like a broken record with all his lame excuses. Maybe it is time for a new Secretary General that does more than fire off useless sanctions. Small wonder Burma and North Korea thumbs their noses at the UN.


    * http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=15941


    Your Devil’s Advocate


    Buffalohair

    June 11

    Buffalohair: Than Shwe Exposes Corporate Greed


    Than Shwe Exposes Corporate Greed

    Posted in Asia with tags , , , on June 11, 2009 by buffalohair

    Aung San Suu Kyi

    With Burma’s military junta already making plans to move Daw Aung Suu Kyi to a new location to continue her house arrest it is apparent her fate is sealed. *Aung San Suu Kyi instructed her attorney to appeal to a higher court to allow two witnesses to testify when the lower court rejected them. The reality is the military junta will continue to keep Aung San Suu Kyi in irons until the sham 2010 elections is finalized and the junta won, of course. Where is the United Nations Security Council?



    The only hope for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is the continued concerns of the people of the world. The influence and pressure they have applied to their elected officials has forced politicians to make a stand. It should also be noted that the usually ambivalent Asian nations have come up to the plate and made a stand against the junta as well. China has been unusually quite about this affair since they have more at stake economically in their decision than ever before. Bottom line is, the crisis in Burma would devastate and negatively impact the international corporations who are investing in China at this time, including General Motors. Than Shwe has tossed a monkey wrench into the path of Corporatism better known as Globalization.



    The fact the general public has gotten involved means that the general public has come to realize that they have power and influence, the all mighty dollar. Obviously this was not expected in the grand scheme of things as international corporations silently worked with tyrants around the world. Than Shwe opened a can of worms and reveled the putrid underbelly of globalization and corporate greed. Democracy and human rights sites around the world have increased viewership 100 fold and Than Shwe’s secrets have been reveled. In the process other acts of tyranny around the world are coming into focus as well and the people of the world want to know WHY.



    Absolutely every move Than Shwe makes is under the scrutiny of the growing number of worldwide consumers. China has everything to loose since she is already invested in tyranny in South America as well as Africa. International corporations who line our shelves are also coming into the limelight as the realities of corporate greed come into focus. Kim Jong II also shot himself in the foot with his bogus rocket and nuclear threats while offering a distraction for his chum Than Shwe. Now the consumer world is exploring the atrocities of North Korea as China’s human rights violations take center stage. Obviously Than Shwe’s 3rd grade education is showing as he lashes out and continues to **murder and wage war on innocent people.



    Divisions on all levels of government are widening as his generals begin to see the hand writing on the wall. His military is racked with desertions since many people are forced to join or face a gun barrel. Children are his easiest target and his military ranks are burgeoning with child soldiers. His plan to convert and infiltrate ethnic ceasefire groups has become a scandalously dismal failure as group after group rejects his plan to make them border guards.



    Someone should drag United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon out from under the bed and tell him he does not have to be afraid anymore. Maybe he should take lessons in courage from Daw Aung Suu Kyi. Poor guy is running out of excuses as to why he can’t find a plane ticket to Burma. If he does not do something soon maybe we should go to his bosses at the World Trade Organization and as we all know, “it’s all about the money” to them. If this situation is not positively resolved soon the world will discover how deeply the WTO entrenched itself in worldwide tyranny and the wholesale murder of indigenous people, including Burma.



    Than Shwe spilled the beans in more ways than he could have ever imagined. He has managed to offer focus on the once secret world of international corporate exploitation and human rights violations. With cancer spreading throughout his body he will soon be dead leaving his generals to face charges of “crimes against humanity”. The international corporations who’ve financed Than Shwe’s bloody regime will soon be held accountable for their actions in the world of public opinion. This will undoubtedly wreak havoc on the corporate bottom line. Way to go Than.



    *http://www.brunei-online.com/bb/thu/jun11w8.htm



    **http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=15874



    Your Devil’s Advocate



    Buffalohair




    Video added by Ann; Drugs are given to the military/ children to control them.

    Aung San Suu Kyi - Jane Birkin Music Video

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXdBGfUXdXk