Comments on: UN Launched Fresh Appeal for Burma Despite Hesitant Donors http://burmadigest.info/2008/07/12/un-launched-fresh-appeal-for-burma-despite-hesitant-donors/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:12:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: George Than Setkyar Heine http://burmadigest.info/2008/07/12/un-launched-fresh-appeal-for-burma-despite-hesitant-donors/comment-page-1/#comment-10164 George Than Setkyar Heine Sun, 13 Jul 2008 09:34:30 +0000 http://burmadigest.info/2008/07/12/un-launched-fresh-appeal-for-burma-despite-hesitant-donors/#comment-10164 I don't believe Judy Moore's claim "Now that the conditions laid out by donors have been met". What conditions? The fact that the military regime is still refusing to let international aid workers into the country to do their respective jobs alone is the reason why international community is hesitating to fulfill their pledge. Ban Ki-moon went into Burma and nothing came out of his visit. The only thing he managed to do is 'drive away the US, Britain and French ships laden with supplies to weigh anchor and left the scene leaving the devastated people in hoplessness and despair, while giving the notion that the international community is not willing to help them only'. Thus, Than Shwe has triumphed in this episode also, driving home the point that the people could not depend on the international community for their salvation. Hence, he has succeeded in making the people of Burma that they could hope no help from the international community. Also, the fact that Than Shwe is demanding to get hold of all the aid supplies in his hands smacks of an evil ploy. Of course, the relief supplies would be 'branded' as gifts from the ruling generals and distributed to the people and that also, is in part only as the larger portion would land in the hands of Than Shwe who would distribute them to his hirelings and thugs who are loyal to him. In this way Than Shwe would PROFIT from Typhone Nargis. The people would be still at his mercy. By the way, if I may ask, what has happened to BILLIONS OF DOLLARS that Than Shwe got when he sold the gas and other natural resources of Burma to China and other countries? I haven't heard anything about the military regime parting with even a fraction of this ill-gotten loot to alleviate the plight of the citizenry of Burma, other than YELLING FOR MONEY from Ban-kimoon and his likes at the UN and the international community. If I remember right Than Shwe is demanding US $ 110 Billion, right? Oh Buddha, the Ali Ba Ba of Burma is trying to make a lot of money out of the Cyclone Nargis disaster! George Than Setkyar Heine Anti-Dictatorship, People's Freedom Movement in Burma Washington DC USA I don’t believe Judy Moore’s claim “Now that the conditions laid out by donors have been met”.
What conditions?
The fact that the military regime is still refusing to let international aid workers into the country to do their respective jobs alone is the reason why international community is hesitating to fulfill their pledge.
Ban Ki-moon went into Burma and nothing came out of his visit. The only thing he managed to do is ‘drive away the US, Britain and French ships laden with supplies to weigh anchor and left the scene leaving the devastated people in hoplessness and despair, while giving the notion that the international community is not willing to help them only’. Thus, Than Shwe has triumphed in this episode also, driving home the point that the people could not depend on the international community for their salvation. Hence, he has succeeded in making the people of Burma that they could hope no help from the international community.
Also, the fact that Than Shwe is demanding to get hold of all the aid supplies in his hands smacks of an evil ploy. Of course, the relief supplies would be ‘branded’ as gifts from the ruling generals and distributed to the people and that also, is in part only as the larger portion would land in the hands of Than Shwe who would distribute them to his hirelings and thugs who are loyal to him. In this way Than Shwe would PROFIT from Typhone Nargis. The people would be still at his mercy.
By the way, if I may ask, what has happened to BILLIONS OF DOLLARS that Than Shwe got when he sold the gas and other natural resources of Burma to China and other countries?
I haven’t heard anything about the military regime parting with even a fraction of this ill-gotten loot to alleviate the plight of the citizenry of Burma, other than YELLING FOR MONEY from Ban-kimoon and his likes at the UN and the international community. If I remember right Than Shwe is demanding US $ 110 Billion, right?
Oh Buddha, the Ali Ba Ba of Burma is trying to make a lot of money out of the Cyclone Nargis disaster!

George Than Setkyar Heine
Anti-Dictatorship, People’s Freedom Movement in Burma
Washington DC
USA

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