1. Background
On Burma
Why Ethnic
Minorities Matter
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2. Why Burmese Army Aggression?
The Burmese Army has waged a scorched earth
campaign against ethnic minorities for decades. This
made Burma a world leader in human rights abuses by
the estimation of every major human rights
organization in the world.
The Burmese Army by law in 1951 was permitted to
become a profit-making institution. This enabled
Burmese generals to target their much-feared ethnic
minority adversaries, whose lands were super-
abundant in natural resources. The Burmese Army
became the tool by which ethnics were oppressed
and brutalized for profit.
International corporations were able to profit from
this without soiling their hands directly with the
Burmese Army methods. The corporations escaped
accountability through legal maneuvering.

3. More Reasons
During World War II ethnic minorities sided with
America and Great Britain, whereas Burmans sided
with the Japanese. Primitive ethnics bested their
more sophisticated Burman adversaries in terms of
superior leadership and fighting skills, but Burmans
used their position as the puppet government for
Japan to murder ethnic civilians on a massive scale.
At war’s end the Burmans flip-flopped, sided with the
British and secured authority to run the post-war
government. They soon found themselves totally
surrounded by powerful ethnic armies in 1949 in a
seven mile circle around Rangoon. They were bailed
out by India, but have never forgotten how close they
came to be totally beaten and subordinated to ethics.
This is a lingering fear that is an impediment to
progress today in Burma, because empowering ethnics
as equals, means weakening Burman majority power.

4. The Basis of Burmese Fear and Aggression
Mineral Deposits Ethnic Minority Groups (Colored) Mineral Deposits + Ethnic Groups
Ethnics states comprise 50% of Burma’s 14 states and ethnic populations cover over 50% of land area
Ethnic populations may also comprise up to 50% of Burma’s total populace
Ethnic lands cover most of Burma’s international trade routes and border
Ethnic lands host most of Burma’s rich natural resources This is the basis of Burmese generals’ profit

5. China Factor: China Needs Access
Thru Ethnic Lands to the Indian Ocean
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1. Kachin State
3 2 2. Shan State
3. Arakan State
4. Irrawaddy Region (Karen)
4 5. Tennassarim Division (Karen)
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China also has other interests to include access to Burma’s natural resources

6. Burmese Army Past Record
Over 3600 villages burned and strewn
with explosive landmines in Eastern
Burma alone
Over 440,000 ethnic villagers displaced
on any given day
Over 800,000 forced laborers used for
Burmese generals’ profit making
Rape uses as a weapon of terror to
intimidate villagers
Murder of ethnic leaders from top level
down to village level
Source: FBR

7. Villagers were typically attacked first by mortars and infantry
columns followed on at least two avenues.
Rice harvests were destroyed and any villagers caught were
either murdered or used for forced labor
Women and girls were often raped by infantry units

8. So-called “Rebels” protected families and villages

9. The term “Rebel” is very misleading
Truth is that most ethnic minorities
have been actively working for decades
on Western-style constitutions with the
goal of a Federal Union of Burma.
But international media has focused on
the terms “Rebels” and “Insurgents”,
which promotes misunderstanding of
Ethnics’ true intentions

10. Burmese President Thein Sein

11. Reality?
Thein Sein does not control his
generals who attack Kachin villagers
now. This is confirmed.
He may not be an enlightened
reformist at all, because the dark
reality for Burma is that it will be
dominated by China unless it
engages The West somehow and
soon. This may be just Real Politick.
Some of his negotiators with Ethnics
have even admitted that they have
no intentions of keeping their
word, but must put on a good show
in order to get US and international
sanctions lifted

12. Reality Today
In Kachin State

13. The Kachin Situation
120 Burmese battalions attack Kachin
villagers and their defenders today
Attackers are backed by jet fighter-
bombers and Russian-made attack
helicopters
Over 100,000 Kachin refugees are on the
run, but with no place to go
China has sealed the border preventing
humanitarian aid
Kachin State is rich in natural resources
and hydro power potential
This is the basis of Burmese aggression
The Burmese rehearsed their aerial
attacks in Karen State where they had
negotiated a cease fire

14. Ethnic Friend or Not ?
It is significant that Aung San Suu Kyi has avoided
stating strong support for the Kachin. She
specifically refused to respond to 23 Kachin
activist groups’ request to condemn Burmese
aggression
She has stated her admiration for the Burmese
Army as of a recent trip though Hawaii in January
2013.
She has recently received donations from
Burmese millionaires who made their money on
the backs of oppressed ethnics
She has strongly affirmed a “Democracy First”
theme for Burma, while Ethnics see democracy
without National Reconciliation can mean “The
Tyranny of the Burman Majority”.

15. “The Alamo”
This map of Northern Karen State Northern Karen State
provides a view of the last major
liberated area in Eastern Burma (light
blue area).
The brown symbols represent Burmese
Army forces, bases and outposts that
dominate this stolen land. Over
80,000 – 100,000 Karen are still able to
survive in this sanctuary that is about
60 miles by 120 miles in size.
Most of this area is deep jungle
mountains that naturally help protect
villagers, but the Burmese want to
dominate this area because of gold
mines and hydro power potential.
Burmese Armed forces are now
actively strengthening their outposts
and making preparations to take total

16. The Greatest Danger Today
Ethnic minorities, impoverished and brutalized for over
six decades, now face the prospect that the
International Community will favor Burman elites in
power.
This would be tragic, because many ethnics have done
most of the dying for Burma’s pro-democracy under
decades of attack by the Burmese Army.
Those attacks continue now…and more are on the
horizon.

17. There may never be peace in Burma until Ethnic

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