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October 06 Buffalohair: Obama Passes on Dalai Lama VisitObama Passes on Dalai Lama VisitPosted in Asia with tags Barack Obama, China, Dalai Lama, Tibet on October 5, 2009 by buffalohair |
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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
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.
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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
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
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
Your Devil’s Advocate
Buffalohair
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
Your Devil’s Advocate
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
Through
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. 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
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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Buffalohair: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, GUILTY
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, GUILTY
Posted in Asia with tags 2010 Election, Burma, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, John William Yettaw on August 11, 2009 by buffalohair
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
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
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 Chicken Little, Corporatism, Fascism, Obama, One World Order on July 22, 2009 by buffalohair
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 Burma, China, Corruption, Hillary Clinton, Humanity, North Korea on July 21, 2009 by buffalohair
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 H1N1 Virus, Pandemic, WHO on July 13, 2009 by buffalohair
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
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/
Posted in Asia, Entertainment with tags BDC's Mingalaba Show, Burma, Voice of Democracy on July 9, 2009 by buffalohair
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 China, Cyber Attacks, globalization on July 9, 2009 by buffalohair
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)
“ 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:
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