Memorial Day Weekend in the United States of American is a day when we remember the fallen that’ve died fighting for our freedom and democracy. These men and women paid the ultimate price so future generations could live with liberty. They are the heroes of our nation. Burma is a land full of heroes that died for the sake of freedom and democracy. The innocent villager who killed while tending his crops is a hero as well fore he died in the service of his family. Both the freedom fighter and the farmer share one desire and that’s only to be free.
For those who don’t know about the Depaeyin Massacre, on 30 May 2003, 2 miles outside of Depaeyin Township a junta lead mob of about 5,000 of anti-NLD protesters assaulted Aung San Suu Kyi’s convoy and a crowd of NLD supported killing hundreds of innocent people. With bamboo sticks organized thugs beat and maimed unarmed supporters who came to listen to Daw Aung Suu Kyi. Government officials directed the assault while police assisted the attackers in this needless blood bath.
Later after the assault police arrested all the survivors including Daw Aung Suu Kyi who was the actual target of this thinly masked assassination attempt. In the bloody aftermath 80 or more NLD members and associates where beaten to death and disfigured in this ghoulish and barbaric junta staged ambush. Everybody who died on that fateful day died for democracy and many died protecting Aung San Suu Kyi. Ironically, America’s Memorial Day falls on 30 May as well.
America’s freedom and democracy was hard fought and many sacrifices were made so future generations could live in a land with liberty and freedom. Our democracy is fiercely guarded and we’ve taken full responsibility for its protection and preservation. American’s all have a stake our democracy fore we are vigilant and know that we may have to pay the ultimate price once again.
At this juncture in time Burma is poised to make history. The dynamics of the current situation in Burma is at a breaking point. It is inevitability and Burma’s future to alter its destiny. The bonds that restrained her have long since rotted away and can no longer repress the desire to be free. Burma is enslaved by an illusion and random acts of tyranny designed to give the illusion of absolute control when in reality it masks the junta’s fear. The junta fears Aung San Suu Kyi fore she has rallied 10’s of millions of people where the military junta has only rallied a fraction of the population. The junta is outnumbered 80/20 in the population and that does not include cease fire groups. It is time for the Fighting Peacock to awaken; it is time for Burma to be free and it is time Daw Aung Suu Kyi is freed from bondage as well as all the political prisoners.
30 May is more than a demonstration it’s a show of solidarity. The eyes of the world are on Burma like never before. Wearing white and gathering in tea shops for peaceful demonstration will show the world that democracy is still in the hearts of Burmese the people. To stand in peaceful demonstration is to stand along side Daw Aung Suu Kyi letting her know she is not alone and her sacrifice is not in vane.
For more information contact;
Burma Democratic Concern
www.bdcburma.org
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