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Myanmar tightens security, attributes blasts to terrorists

Note:
In the report, the government said three exiled dissident groups, the National Council of the Union of Burma, the Free Trade Union of Burma and the Vigorous Burmese Student Warriors, "have been recruiting terrorists, giving explosives training and sending demolitionists into the country enticing them with cash rewards to carry out explosions."

It is difficult to pinpoint where our NGO money is going due to elaborate filtering processes. For example Czech humanitarian aid agency People in Need is closing its operations in Russia's turbulent republic of Chechnya after the Russian authorities refused accreditation needed to work in the country, the agency said. People in Need is affiliated with US private and government donors. Bush is well acknowledged to use NGOs for ulterior motives. Sneaky way to get in the door.
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We are contributing to the NCUB who "have been recruiting terrorists, giving explosives training and sending demolitionists into the country enticing them with cash rewards to carry out explosions." As much of these ‘donations’ are under the table and Myanmar is our main focus, it is impossible to come up with the real amount we are contributing to these terrorists. China views the Andaman Sea off Myanmar's coast as an important source of oil to fuel the economic expansion of China's western provinces and Bush would like to control the flow of all oil.
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The USA'S National Endowment For Democracy (NED): An Update
The main focus continues to be against the military regime in Myanmar and the Chinese administration in Tibet and on Cambodia. Another developing target of the NED seems to be Dr.Mahathir Mohammed, the Prime Minister of Malaysia.
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National Council of the Union of Burma (NCUB)
$75,000
Special funds for Burma
To promote coalition building efforts among pro-democracy forces in exile in Thailand and in the ethnic areas along Burma's borders. Through the NCUB's "National Reconciliation and Political Solidarity Program," the NCUB Secretariat will work to solidify cooperation with and encourage commitment to common goals among the groups that are important to Burma's democratization.

National Council of the Union of Burma - Foreign Affairs Committee (NCUB-FAC)
$50,000
Special funds for Burma
To conduct a diplomatic campaign in Asia that will build support for the Burmese democracy movement. NCUB-FAC will establish a research center in Bangkok dedicated to international affairs; organize meetings; maintain a database of foreign policy experts, journalists, and diplomats concerned with Burma; and establish and maintain a network of Asian NGOs, political parties, student groups, and regional associations that are interested in Burma.

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-Am

Myanmar tightens security, attributes blasts to terrorists


AP , Yangon, Myanmar
Monday, Mar 21, 2005,Page 5
Myanmar's ruling junta has indicated that anti-government "terrorists" were responsible for two bomb blasts in the capital in the past week.

According to a state media report late Saturday, an explosive device went off in a hotel in downtown Yangon earlier the same day, damaging a bathroom, and a bus was damaged in an explosion Thursday at a bus depot in the capital. Neither blast caused any injuries, the report added.

Following a tip-off from "a dutiful citizen," police disarmed a time bomb on another bus in the capital on Wednesday.

Anti-government violence is rare in Myanmar, where the military regime keeps tight control over the citizenry and punishment for dissent is swift and often heavy.

In the report, the government said three exiled dissident groups, the National Council of the Union of Burma, the Free Trade Union of Burma and the Vigorous Burmese Student Warriors, "have been recruiting terrorists, giving explosives training and sending demolitionists into the country enticing them with cash rewards to carry out explosions."

The report did not directly blame the groups and no one has claimed responsibility for the blasts.

The public must help expose the "terrorists who are trying to cause panic and disrupt stability," the report said.

The National Council of the Union of Burma is a coalition of exiled political and ethnic minority groups opposed to the junta.

The government often accuses the Free Trade Union of Burma of planning terrorist acts, but the group mostly engages in propaganda and lobbying campaigns.

The Vigorous Burmese Student Warriors is a small, shadowy group that advocates armed action against the junta and was involved in two hostage-taking incidents in neighboring Thailand several years ago.

The news report also said that police had arrested Win Aung, 32, a member of the All Burma Students Democratic Front on Feb. 5 in southeastern Myanmar. It linked him with terrorist plans, but gave no details.

Security in Yangon has been tight since early this month ahead of Armed Forces Day, celebrated annually on March 27 with a military parade.

Residents have been reminded in nightly messages on public address systems that they must report all overnight guests to the authorities or face imprisonment.


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