The Struggle Between the Junta and Its broad Opponents
(Dec. 21, 2005)by Maung Chan ( Burma's Chinese )
The junta's National Convention reopened on Dec 5. (boxun.com)
All people of Burma and the internatinal community abroad are watching it carefully.
17 "Cease-Fire Groups" and 13 "other peace-groeps" were invitedby the junta to the convention. the NLD(National League for Democracy) and SNLD(the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy), the absolute winners of 1990 General Election, and the KNU (Karen National Union), the main armed force that has fought heroically against the Burmese government since 1948, are not invited. The NMSP(New Mon State Party) was invited, but it decided not to attend the sham convention.
All nationalities of Burma that have been cheated and oppressed bythe fascist junta nearly a half century point out:
"All playactings of these fascist junta serve merely to grip, maintain and consolidate power! nothing more!"
Is it true?
First,let's check the 17 Cease-Fire Groups:
1.Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army.
It belongs to the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance ( MNDA), originally was the former Communist Party of Burma CPB's Kogang district. Nationality: Kogang.
The junta names it the Northern Shan State Special Region 1 (MNDAA 1).
2.The United Wa State Solidarity Army（UWSA）.
It belongs to the United Wa State Solidarity Party （UWSP），originally was the former CPB's Wa district. Nationality: Wa.
The junta calls it the Northern Shan State Special Region 2.
3.Shan State Army（SSA）.
It belongs to the Shan State Progressive Party（SSPP）. Nationality: Shan.
The junta names it the Northern Shan State Special Region 3.
4.National Democratic Alliance Army（NDAA－ESS）.
It belongs to the National Democratic Alliance－Eastern Shan State （NDA－ES)，orignally was CPB's 815 Military Region. Nationality: Akha-Shan.
It is named by the junta the Eastern Shan State Region 4.
5.The New Democratic Army-Kachin （NDA－K）.
It belongs to the New Democratic Party-Kachin （NDP－K)，originally was the former CPB's 101 Military Region. Nationality: Kachin.
The junta names it the Kachin State Special Region 1.
6.The Kachin Democratic Army （KDA）.
It belongs to the Kachin Democratic Party KDP，originally was the former KIA 4th Brigade. Nationality: Kachin.
The junta gives it the name of "the Northern Shan State Special Region 5".
7.The Pa-O National Army （PNA）.
It belongs to the Pa-O National Organization（PNO） ，an Ex-SNPLO breakaway faction. Nationality: Pa-O .
The junta calls it the Southern Shan State Special Region 6.
8.The Palaung State Liberation Army （PSLA）.
It belings to the Palaung State Liberatin Party PSLP （PSLP）. Nationality: Palaung.
The junta names it the Northern Shan State Special Region 7.
9.The Kayan National Guard （KNG）.
It belongs to the Kayan National Development Organization，originally was KNLP's splinter group. Nationality: Kayan.
The junta's designation is the Kayah State Special Region 1.
10.The Kachin Independence Army （KIA）.
It belongs to the Kachin Independence Organization（KIO）. Nationality: Kachin.
The designation given by the junta to it is the Kachin State Special Region 2.
11.The Karenni Peoples' Liberation Army （KPLA）.
It belongs to The Karenni Nationality Peoples' Liberation Front （KNPLF），a KNPP's splinter. Nationality: Karenni.
The junta names it the Kayah State Special Region 2 .
12.KNLA（Kayan New Land Army）.
It belongs to KNLP（Kayan New Land Party），Nationality: Kayan.
The junta calls it the Kayah State Special Region 3.
13.The Shan State Nationality Peoples' Liberation Army .
It belongs to the Shan State Nationality Peoples'Liberation Organization（SNPLO）. Nationality: Pa-O.
14.The Karenni Army （KA）.
It belongs to the Karenni National Progressive Party（KNPP）. Nationality: Karenni.
15.The Mon National Liberation Army （MNLA ）.
It belongs to the New Mon State Party（NMSP）. Nationality: Mon.
16.The Mong Tai Army （MTA）.
It belongs to the Shan State Patriotic Council，originally was the Aik Sa's force. Nationality: Shan.
17.Rakhine State Nationalities Solidarity Army.
It belongs to Rakhine State Nationalities Solidarity Party，originally was the Former CPB's Arakan State. Nationality: Arakan.
MTA and Arakan CPB both are invited to the convention. The two surrendered unconditionally to the junta, so both are not included in the 17 Cease-Fire Groups.
Moreover, MTA was splitted into 6 groups, of which 3 groups wereinvited to the convention. One of them, the Shan State National Army （SSNA）, after disintegrating from MTA, united with SSA/SSA（North） to form the Shan State Peace Council SSPC. SSPC has failed in negotiation with the junta.It has combinded later with SSA-S（Shan State Army-South）.
The Democratic Karen Buddhist Army（DKBA） is a splinter of KNU. It negotiated peacefully with the junta and has been allowed to keep its armed force,economic privilege and limited autonomy.
The KNPP's splinters are invited to the convention.
The Peace Groups That Surrendered Unconditionally
They were mostly reorganised by the junta into CIGs and have been allowed to maintain their respective territories, armed forces and economic privilege.
They are:
1.The Karenni National Democratic Party(Dragon group).
It surrendered in 1995, originally belonged to KNPP. Its leader is Lee Reh.
The junta has not granted any special region in Kaya State for it .
2.The Kayaw peace group.
It surrendered in Sept 1999 and originally belonged to KNPP （Karenni National Development Party ）.Its leader is Khoo Ree.
The junta grants it to govern the Hoya ，Kayah State. 3 The Karen National Unity and Solidarity Organization, with Karihtoo ,Tin Neh and Saw Lawt as its leaders.
It surrendered in Nov 2002/ Jan 2003 and originally belonged to KNPP. The junta grants it to govern the Mawchi and Khe-Ma-Phy, Kayah State. 4.Haung-tha-yaw/ Azin/Kyaik-don, Karen State.
It originally belonged to KNU and surrendered in Feb 1997. Saw Tha-moo-heh is its leader.
the group is granted by the junta to govern the Haung-tha-yaw Special Region.
5.The Phayagon (Pa-an),Karen State with its leader Pado Aung Sann.
It originally belonged to KNU and surrendered on the Apr 5, 1998.
The junta grants it to rule the Pha-ya-gon Special Region. 6.Ho Mong,Southern Shan State with its leader Mahajar.
It originally belonged to MTA and surrendered on the Jan 6, 1996.
The junta grants it to lead the Ho Mong Special Region Welfare and Development. 7.Ka-thel-kwin (Pekon), Kayah State with its leader Khunn Main.It originally belonged to MTA and surrendered in Jan 1996.
It rules the Shwe-pyi-aye Special Region. 8.Manpan/Naung-lai, Northern Shan State with its leader Sai Monn.
It originally belonged to MTA and surrendered in Jan 1996.
The junta authorized it to be the Manpan People's Militia. 9.Chaun-chi, Bok-pyin －Mergui, Tenasserim.
Its leader is Aung Thaik Hin, originally it belonged to NMSP and surrendered in May 1997.
It becomes the junta's Mergui Mon Army MMA ＝Mon Armed Peace Group（MMA). 10.Mon Splinter Group with its leader Nai Saik Chan.
It originally belonged to NMSP and surrendered in 1997.
The junta lets it govern the Iron Island＝Kawt-thaung, Tenasserim.
11.The Arakan Army Group with its leader Than Shwe.
It originally belonged to the Arakan Army（AA） and surrendered in May 2002.
The junta grants it to govern Kyauktaw, Arakan State. 12. Aik Sa's Army, were reorganised into junta's 6 Counter-Insurgency Groups / People's Militia of 6 Special Regions respectively .
The junta allows them to do business by cooperating and co-existing with the junta's commanders.
The follwing are Aik Sa's 6 Special Regions:
a) Ho Mong Special Region－Southern Shan State .Leader: Mahajar.
b) Mong Taw/Mong Ta Special Region－Eastern Shan State .Leader: Hsan Monn.
c) Man-Pan/Naung-Lai Special Region－Northern Shan State.Leader: Sai Monn.
d) Mon Hin/Mong Ha Special Region－Northern Shan State .Leader: Law Mar.
e) Shwe Pyi Aye--Ka-Thel-Kwin Special Region－Pekon ，Leader: Khunn Main.
f) Na-Yai Special Region－Southern Shan State. Leader : Li Chang.
Li Chang and his armed force was not from the Aik Sha's MTA .They made peace with the junta for three years and did "business".Because of business profit, they quarrered with Tha Kelei,with the result of leaving SNPLO and surrendering to the junta.
The Struggle in the National Convention
The junta itself has inherited the Great Burman Chauvinism and junta's fathers were educated and trained during the 2nd World War by the Japanese Fascism, therefore the junta is a hybrid of Chauvinism, Fascism and trickery stratagem.
The junta uses Divide & Rule,supports one faction and hit out another. It lets the Cease-Fire Groups and Surrender Groups dispute and fight one another for their respective profit and existence.
However, by the light of nature, these groups retain consciousness when they are facing life or death. They seek common points while reserving difference and fight together.
According to our internal informations,
1. All delegates from "other invited persons" group have asked for putting "nuclear matters" under the energy, electricity and mines section instead of defense and security section.
2. SSA， KDA，PSLO， NDA (K)，KIO，KNG，KNPLF，KNLP，KNPP (Kayaw Splinter Group— Hoya)，SNPLO，NMSP， SSNA and NMSP (Mon Splinter Group —Chaungchi),a collection of 13 Cease-Fire and Peace Groups have submitted aproposal which in effect demands federalist provisions to be adopted in the Constitution.
Not only demanding separate constitutions for ethnic States, they demand also the exclusive and full authority on ethnic affairs and border area development; economic rights such as border trade, mineral and gemstones mining and marketing, forests and natural gas, medium and light hydel projects and industry, logging with the exception of teak, internal land and river transport and land use; culture, official language and literature usage; education in ethnic languages; enactment of ethnic customary law and justice; and fulfilling civil service posts with locals.
They also demanded parallel authority or concurrent legislative powers on defense and security matters including set-up of State security forces and militia, taxation and banking, agro-business, telecommunications and media,general administration, freedom of association and residual powers.
UWSA, MNDAA and NDAA-ESS have also submitted a proposal demanding a separate State which would take up the entire region of Shan State east of Salween. It will be independent of the existing Shan State but under the direct control of central government as a "union territory." In contrast to thirteen groups, their demands include privatization of teak. Many of their demands are more or less similar to thirteen groups' but somewhat manifestly toned-down.
However, they later withdrew their demand for autonomous regionsto be controlled directly by the central government as union territories but hold on to the demand for legalization of their armed forces as special police or regional security forces.
Many groups reject :
--Allotment of military personnel in legislatures at all levels, --Militaristic qualifications of the President,
--Omniscient powers of the military and status of Divisions equaling States.
--Military's leading role in national politics and 25% allotment of parliamentary seats to the military.
The junta refuses definiely the opponents' "unreasonable ,unjust and unacceptable" demands and insist absolutely in its own "reasonable, just and acceptable demands". The junta asked the opponents to work closely with it under the motto "non-disintegration of the country & non-destruction of the national unity".
The remaining 10 Surrender Groups and 2 Cease-Fire Groups (PNO and DKBA) 100% support junta-drafted "basic principles" and "detailed principles".
Heroic Mon
Euro-Mon Community,Finn-Mon Association, Mon Canadian Society, Monland Restoration Council (USA),Mon Workers Union (Thailand) and Mon Unity League delivered a statement to their New Mon State Party on December 12, 2005, stating: --welcome the New Mon State Party representing the best interests of all Mon people by not participating further in the SPDC-sponsored National Convention,
--The junta ignors ethnic groups' proposals and prevents them from free and open discussion, so the Convention will bring neither genuine peace nor democracy to the country and that it will fail to establish a federal union that can guarantee equal rights for Burma's diverse ethnic nationalities.
Heroic KNU
The KNU held its 13th Congress during Dec 12-16,2005 and pointed out on Dec 17 :
--The current political, economic and social crises of Burma is brought about by the SPDC military dictatorship's refusal to hold meaningful dialogue for resolving political problems of the country by political means.
--The SPDC National Convention is not a genuine one, it will neither resolve the country's political problems nor bring peace to the country.
--In accordance with ethnic nationalities'wishes, KNU calls upon the SPDC to cease its military operations against the ethnic nationalities and declare nationwide ceasefire, to rescind all repressive laws, cease oppression against the people, to hold tripartite dialogue without delay and to immediately and unconditionally release all political prisoners including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, as demanded by the ASEAN Summit Conference.
Heroic PDP
Central Committee，Parliamentary Democracy Party (Burma)GHQ －Liberated Area) PDP wrote an open letter to the junta on the same day Dec 17, requesting the Sec. Gen Than Shwe,President of the junta :
--No playacting to turn its sponsored UDSC into "a political party of 20 million members" and then "democratically elect" Than Shwe to be President ,
--Rule Burma further under Than Shwe's "democratic government".
( S.H.A.N. & Burma's News Published by Burma's Chinese)
(boxun.com)
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