Letter of Invitation
01-10-10
The battle of political defiance No.405-"Anti- Dictatorship, People's Freedom Movement" will continue. Our late General Aung San wrested the country's independence from colonial rule and paid with his life. He was assassinated on July 19, 1947, on the eve of the country's freedom by a native lackey of the British colonialists.
Today the ruling military junta in Burma is seeking to acquire a sort of legitimacy to its otherwise illegal rule since 1988 until today via its so-called seven step road map.
The junta's penultimate step - holding an election in 2010 - is poised to be launched at any moment today; a ploy to hoodwink the international community and acquire much needed semblance of legality for continued military rule until eternity only.
The military drawn constitution contains nothing of substance in terms of democratic ideals and offering much less for ethnic minorities in regard to their rights and posterity in the country.
Than Shwe drawn military constitution will only serve to add invincibility (constitutional impunity) to the ruling generals in the aftermath of the sham 2010 elections as obviously.
And the US led international community is swallowing bait, line and sinker by yelling for free and fair elections in 2010 only in place of pushing for review of the flawed and self-serving constitution endorsed under dubious circumstances in 2008 in the midst of Today we honor our nation’s independence by continuing our fight for the freedom and democracy in our mother land. Cyclone Nargis that killed 140,000 people and rendered 2.5 million homeless and devasted the country's delta region. Until today the junta is neglecting to help the people substantially other than yelling for outside help.
On this day while marking the 405 weeks of our struggle, we demand the ruling military junta in Burma to review its flawed constitution in addition to release all political prisoners held in Burma and hold a dialogue with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and ethnic leaders as well prior to holding the elections.
And lastly, we reinterated our call on the US, EU and others to pressure the ruling junta to subject its self-serving tool (constitution) to protect itself from 'crimes against humanity' to public scrutiny as called for by many among the global community and the people of Burma; anything short of this is UNACCEPTABLE to say the least.
In conclusion, we have nothing left for us to depend on but our own. Due to the prevailing circumstances, we the people of Burma must fight for the restoration of freedom and democracy in Burma in order to enjoy the real independence of Burma. The first and fundamental step for us to begin is to confront our own fear and to face the reality by all means possible. The duped regime is set to rule the country no matter what. The fallacy of regime's way to democracy, which will lead the people all the way down to hell, will not solve the country's problem as we see it. Even if the regime can manage to repeat Ne Win's rule, the economic down turn, social injustice, human rights violations will lead a social upheaval sooner or later.
Keep in mind, Daw Suu had repeatedly said that if you really want democracy, put your own effort. Don't wait for somebody else. You are the master of your soul. We are on our own to fight back the regime. We are the ones who can make up our own history by showing the world that we can achieve the international standard democracy at our own cost. Our courage, determination and unity will be tested in this battle.
Remember, our job as non-violent activists is to let the world know that the atrocities and social injustices are still going on in Burma, and that is why we keep on doing what we suppose to. Media cooperation and sympathy of our honest and noble struggles are greatly appreciated.
"LONG LIVES DAW AUNG SAN SUU KYI." "DOWN WITH MURDEROUS DICTATORS IN BURMA"
Venue: SPDC embassy
2300 S St NW
Washington DC
Time: 11:00 AM
Date: January 11, 2010 (Monday)
All the freedom lovers of Burma are cordially invited to participate in this historic event.
Contact: Arkar Soe (301-213-0605) for further information.
Campaign Planning Committee
Washington DC
USA
