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'Politics Outside the Parliament Must Exist'

By THE IRRAWADDY Friday, May 6, 2011
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We need to have understanding towards the new government.

These two issues are important. The Constitution said that the President can announce an amnesty with the approval of the National Defense and Security Council (NDSC). The NDSC has already been formed, but I haven't still heard that it has held a meeting. After the NDSC meeting, an amnesty should be given. Another matter is to analyze and decide on what to do about the ongoing confrontation with the armed groups.
For example, when Gen Saw Maung retired as the head of the SLORC and Gen Than Shwe took office, all the military offensives ceased. They did it even when the change of leadership took place within a government, not from one to another. Therefore, we can anticipate that the new government will take enough time and carry out these two issues thoroughly. I hope that they will announce it after the meeting of the NDSC.   



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Myanmar Patriots Wrote:
08/05/2011
Burma is on a steep learning curve. Let the process continue. Educated people becoming politicised is good sign. Politics is life. Consciousness of the needs of the state as well as of society is extremely important. There must be a big increase in investment in education.

George Than Setkyar Heine Wrote:
08/05/2011
So the NATIONAL DEFENSE and SECURITY COUNCIL runs Burma today after all!

Then why the hell did Than Shwe hold the elections (selections to be precise) in the first place, convene the parliament later and form this pseudo-civilian governing body as well today?

No doubt Than Shwe holds the helm of the NDSC also.

Then Than Shwe is speaking through his butt hole saying he has retired now I say.

And Thein Sein is also a member of the NDSC I bet.

I remembered Than Shwe said NDSC has all the power, money and authority to keep the people and country in line and under the military boot as well.

So NDSC is ABOVE THE LAW, answering to NONE, much less the whore house parliament and Thein Sein's government least of all.

Hence, God damned all who say Burma is on a democratic road and expect the military constitution getting amended in a decade or two!

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