redictably the corrupt Burmese courts have begun to refill the emptied prisons with any and all opposition to the pending illegal 2010 elections. Daily men, women and students are being rounded up and tossed into prisons for the rest of their lives simply for opposing the rigged elections of Than Shwe. The ink was not even dry from the last report of 4 students being placed in irons when *13 more people were convicted of trumped up crimes. All of them political prisoners destined to die in prison for their belief in democracy and human rights. This is only the tip of the iceberg according to sources throughout Burma.
For every arrest that is known and reported there are literally hundreds of secret arrests and convictions of politically motivated people who oppose the criminal regime. Clearly Than Shwe is trying to break the back of the democratic movement within Burma but in reality he is offering more focus to his criminal behavior fore there are witnesses. Even his most staunch supporters around the world are finding it hard to justify his behavior. International corporations will soon find themselves hard pressed to explain why, not if, they financed this regime. Eye witnesses have also seen International Corporations use slave labor and force as they profiteered with Burma’s vast natural resources. And it is clear they will have to face the same tribunal Than Shwe and his criminal generals will for crimes against humanity.
Some people are simply dragged out of their homes and tossed in prisons deep within the jungles. Witnesses face incarceration or even death as the brutality continues behind Burma’s bamboo curtain. Rape torture and death face all political prisoners as the criminally illegal election date approaches. It was said some lesser known activists were simply taken out into the jungle and murdered. Their bodies placed in shallow graves. The full extent of Than Shwe’s secret operation to eradicate all opposition is yet to be revealed. Burmese citizens are quietly arrested on a daily basis throughout the country. And it is obvious that the reported cases are just a drop in the bucket since many more people are disappearing.
The not so secret wholesale murder of Karen and other ethnic villagers continue unabated as refugee centers on the Thai/Burma border fill beyond capacity. And the government’s propaganda machine continues to cause conflicts between religious and ethnic groups across the country. Than Shwe’s madness has not gone unnoticed though. His paranoia has turned him on his own generals and members of his inner circle since he now has them under close scrutiny. Confidential sources identify an army of fortune tellers or astrologers who actually dictate Than Shwe’s policies. The multi billion dollar Naypidaw or jungle capital and Peace Pagoda project was inspired by the whims of an astrologer. And it is a sure bet Than Shwe will soon shuffle his cabinet around even more as he tries to alter his destiny, as prescribed by his astrologers.
*http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=15360
For every arrest that is known and reported there are literally hundreds of secret arrests and convictions of politically motivated people who oppose the criminal regime. Clearly Than Shwe is trying to break the back of the democratic movement within Burma but in reality he is offering more focus to his criminal behavior fore there are witnesses. Even his most staunch supporters around the world are finding it hard to justify his behavior. International corporations will soon find themselves hard pressed to explain why, not if, they financed this regime. Eye witnesses have also seen International Corporations use slave labor and force as they profiteered with Burma’s vast natural resources. And it is clear they will have to face the same tribunal Than Shwe and his criminal generals will for crimes against humanity.
Some people are simply dragged out of their homes and tossed in prisons deep within the jungles. Witnesses face incarceration or even death as the brutality continues behind Burma’s bamboo curtain. Rape torture and death face all political prisoners as the criminally illegal election date approaches. It was said some lesser known activists were simply taken out into the jungle and murdered. Their bodies placed in shallow graves. The full extent of Than Shwe’s secret operation to eradicate all opposition is yet to be revealed. Burmese citizens are quietly arrested on a daily basis throughout the country. And it is obvious that the reported cases are just a drop in the bucket since many more people are disappearing.
The not so secret wholesale murder of Karen and other ethnic villagers continue unabated as refugee centers on the Thai/Burma border fill beyond capacity. And the government’s propaganda machine continues to cause conflicts between religious and ethnic groups across the country. Than Shwe’s madness has not gone unnoticed though. His paranoia has turned him on his own generals and members of his inner circle since he now has them under close scrutiny. Confidential sources identify an army of fortune tellers or astrologers who actually dictate Than Shwe’s policies. The multi billion dollar Naypidaw or jungle capital and Peace Pagoda project was inspired by the whims of an astrologer. And it is a sure bet Than Shwe will soon shuffle his cabinet around even more as he tries to alter his destiny, as prescribed by his astrologers.
*http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=15360
