11-28-2016, 10:13 PM
*** 29-Nov-16 World View -- UN: Burma (Myanmar) committing 'ethnic cleansing' of Rohingyas
This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
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**** UN: Burma (Myanmar) committing 'ethnic cleansing' of Rohingyas
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Children recycle goods from the ruins of a market in a Rohingya village that was burned down two weeks ago (Reuters)
As we've been reporting,
Human
Rights Watch has posted satellite images that show that villages of
Rohingya Muslims are being systematically burned down. Myanmar
officials are making the laughable claim that the Rohingyas are
burning down their own homes to embarrass the government, but it's
pretty widely believed that it's being done Myanmar soldiers and
security forces.
Myanmar officials are refusing to allow any aid agencies,
international investigative agencies or reporters to enter the area to
determine who is burning down the villages. However, eyewitness
reports have been coming out, and John McKissick, head of the United
Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) in the Bangladeshi border town of Cox's
Bazar says that Myanmar troops are "killing men, shooting them,
slaughtering children, raping women, burning and looting houses,
forcing these people to cross the river" into Bangladesh. Other UN
officials are saying that the Myanmar government actions are "ethnic
cleansing."
This is all completely believable in view of the history of the past
few years. In 2012 and 2013, Buddhist monks in Burma have been
leading genocidal attacks on Rohingyas, in violation of the precepts
of the Buddhism religion. In one attack, large mobs with hundreds of
Buddhists attacked Muslims with knives and sticks.
The attacks have been led by Buddhist monk Ashin Wirathu and his "969
movement," where 969 is a historic Buddhist sign, referring to the
nine qualities of Buddha, the six qualities of Buddha's teaching, and
nine qualities of the Buddhist community. 969 is supposed to promote
peace and happiness, although Wirathu's 969 movement is a vehicle
promoting violence. And now the Burma's army is apparently taking
over the movement with ethnic cleansing.
From the point of view of Generational Dynamics, this is a classic,
historical act of genocidal extermination of one group targeting
another. In this generational Crisis era, we're going to see more of
these -- Hindu vs Muslim in Kashmir, Sunni vs Shia in the Mideast,
reminiscent of Hutus vs Tutsis in 1994 Rwanda, Christian vs Jew in
World War II or French vs English in the Hundred Years War, or
Protestant vs Catholic in European wars of the past. AFP and The Hindu and Al Jazeera
Related Articles
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**** Bangladesh is blocking Rohingya refugees fleeing from Burma violence
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Thousands of desperate Rohingyas from Burma's Rakhine state,
threatened with ethnic cleansing by Burma's soldiers, have been
fleeing into Bangladesh in the past two weeks, either walking across
the border or by boat across the Bay of Bengal.
However, Bangladesh has ignored international appeals, and is refusing
them entry, and has turned boatloads of refugees back, forcing them to
return to Burma. Bangladesh's foreign ministry has confirmed that
thousands of Rohingya have already sought refuge in the country, while
thousands more are reportedly gathering on the border.
Those defending Bangladesh's policy point out that there are millions
of Rohingyas living in Rakhine state, and if Bangladesh completely
opened the border, then the surge of fleeing refugees would be
overwhelming. VOA and BBC and Al Jazeera
Related Articles
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**** Tens of thousands flee from northern Burma across border to China
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Burma has a completely separate problem with other ethnic groups in
the north -- the Kachin Independence Army, the Ta’ang National
Liberation Army, and Kokang’s Myanmar National Democratic Alliance
Army. As I recently reported,
these groups are continuing decades' long fights with Burma's army,
and tens of thousands of residents from the region are fleeing across
the border into China to escape the violence.
China has put its army on high alert along the border, and is
reinforcing its troops on the border with military trucks, tanks,
heavy weapons and machine guns. China says that it is willing to play
a "constructive role" in helping Myanmar resolve the problem, but no
one knows whether that would mean that under some circumstances
China's military would cross the border into Myanmar.
From the point of view of Generational Dynamics, Burma is an extremely
difficult country to analyze because there are so many different
ethnic groups fighting with and against each other. Following World
War II, Burma experienced a series of extremely bloody crisis civil
wars that only climaxed in 1958 when the army took over power. There
has been sporadic fighting among these groups in the decades since
then, but nothing that has escalated into a major war. Of the
15 armed ethnic groups in Burma, only eight were willing to
sign a peace agreement at a recent signing ceremony.
A major research project is needed for Burma. The objective would be
to analyze all Burma's ethnic groups individually, and develop
generational timelines for each of them. Any historian with knowledge
or love of Burma will find this a rewarding project. Burma News International and CCTV (China) and VOA
Related Articles
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Burma, Myanmar, Human Rights Watch,
Rohingyas, John McKissick, Bangladesh,
Ashin Wirathu, 969 movement, United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR,
Kachin Independence Army, KIA, Ta’ang National Liberation Army, TNLA,
Kokang’s Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, MNDAA
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This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
- UN: Burma (Myanmar) committing 'ethnic cleansing' of Rohingyas
- Bangladesh is blocking Rohingya refugees fleeing from Burma violence
- Tens of thousands flee from northern Burma across border to China
****
**** UN: Burma (Myanmar) committing 'ethnic cleansing' of Rohingyas
****
Children recycle goods from the ruins of a market in a Rohingya village that was burned down two weeks ago (Reuters)
As we've been reporting,
Human
Rights Watch has posted satellite images that show that villages of
Rohingya Muslims are being systematically burned down. Myanmar
officials are making the laughable claim that the Rohingyas are
burning down their own homes to embarrass the government, but it's
pretty widely believed that it's being done Myanmar soldiers and
security forces.
Myanmar officials are refusing to allow any aid agencies,
international investigative agencies or reporters to enter the area to
determine who is burning down the villages. However, eyewitness
reports have been coming out, and John McKissick, head of the United
Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) in the Bangladeshi border town of Cox's
Bazar says that Myanmar troops are "killing men, shooting them,
slaughtering children, raping women, burning and looting houses,
forcing these people to cross the river" into Bangladesh. Other UN
officials are saying that the Myanmar government actions are "ethnic
cleansing."
This is all completely believable in view of the history of the past
few years. In 2012 and 2013, Buddhist monks in Burma have been
leading genocidal attacks on Rohingyas, in violation of the precepts
of the Buddhism religion. In one attack, large mobs with hundreds of
Buddhists attacked Muslims with knives and sticks.
The attacks have been led by Buddhist monk Ashin Wirathu and his "969
movement," where 969 is a historic Buddhist sign, referring to the
nine qualities of Buddha, the six qualities of Buddha's teaching, and
nine qualities of the Buddhist community. 969 is supposed to promote
peace and happiness, although Wirathu's 969 movement is a vehicle
promoting violence. And now the Burma's army is apparently taking
over the movement with ethnic cleansing.
From the point of view of Generational Dynamics, this is a classic,
historical act of genocidal extermination of one group targeting
another. In this generational Crisis era, we're going to see more of
these -- Hindu vs Muslim in Kashmir, Sunni vs Shia in the Mideast,
reminiscent of Hutus vs Tutsis in 1994 Rwanda, Christian vs Jew in
World War II or French vs English in the Hundred Years War, or
Protestant vs Catholic in European wars of the past. AFP and The Hindu and Al Jazeera
Related Articles
- Meiktila, Burma, violence has echoes of Kristallnacht (05-Apr-2013)
- Burma Buddhists attempt to justify genocidal attacks on Muslims (26-Jul-2013)
- Militants linked to Myanmar's Rohingyas kill border guards in revenge attack (12-Oct-2016)
- Buddhist violence against Muslims in Burma/Myanmar continues to spread (03-Oct-2013)
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**** Bangladesh is blocking Rohingya refugees fleeing from Burma violence
****
Thousands of desperate Rohingyas from Burma's Rakhine state,
threatened with ethnic cleansing by Burma's soldiers, have been
fleeing into Bangladesh in the past two weeks, either walking across
the border or by boat across the Bay of Bengal.
However, Bangladesh has ignored international appeals, and is refusing
them entry, and has turned boatloads of refugees back, forcing them to
return to Burma. Bangladesh's foreign ministry has confirmed that
thousands of Rohingya have already sought refuge in the country, while
thousands more are reportedly gathering on the border.
Those defending Bangladesh's policy point out that there are millions
of Rohingyas living in Rakhine state, and if Bangladesh completely
opened the border, then the surge of fleeing refugees would be
overwhelming. VOA and BBC and Al Jazeera
Related Articles
- U.N. alarmed as ethnic violence grows in western Burma (Myanmar) (27-Oct-2012)
- Burma (Myanmar) declares state of emergency over Buddhist/Muslim violence (11-Jun-2012)
****
**** Tens of thousands flee from northern Burma across border to China
****
Burma has a completely separate problem with other ethnic groups in
the north -- the Kachin Independence Army, the Ta’ang National
Liberation Army, and Kokang’s Myanmar National Democratic Alliance
Army. As I recently reported,
these groups are continuing decades' long fights with Burma's army,
and tens of thousands of residents from the region are fleeing across
the border into China to escape the violence.
China has put its army on high alert along the border, and is
reinforcing its troops on the border with military trucks, tanks,
heavy weapons and machine guns. China says that it is willing to play
a "constructive role" in helping Myanmar resolve the problem, but no
one knows whether that would mean that under some circumstances
China's military would cross the border into Myanmar.
From the point of view of Generational Dynamics, Burma is an extremely
difficult country to analyze because there are so many different
ethnic groups fighting with and against each other. Following World
War II, Burma experienced a series of extremely bloody crisis civil
wars that only climaxed in 1958 when the army took over power. There
has been sporadic fighting among these groups in the decades since
then, but nothing that has escalated into a major war. Of the
15 armed ethnic groups in Burma, only eight were willing to
sign a peace agreement at a recent signing ceremony.
A major research project is needed for Burma. The objective would be
to analyze all Burma's ethnic groups individually, and develop
generational timelines for each of them. Any historian with knowledge
or love of Burma will find this a rewarding project. Burma News International and CCTV (China) and VOA
Related Articles
- China puts army on high alert along border with Burma (Myanmar) (22-Nov-2016)
- Myanmar (Burma) government fails to conclude nationwide peace agreement (15-Oct-2015)
- Generational history of Burma (Myanmar) (26-Sep-2007)
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Burma, Myanmar, Human Rights Watch,
Rohingyas, John McKissick, Bangladesh,
Ashin Wirathu, 969 movement, United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR,
Kachin Independence Army, KIA, Ta’ang National Liberation Army, TNLA,
Kokang’s Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, MNDAA
Permanent web link to this article
Receive daily World View columns by e-mail
Contribute to Generational Dynamics via PayPal
John J. Xenakis
100 Memorial Drive Apt 8-13A
Cambridge, MA 02142
Phone: 617-864-0010
E-mail: john@GenerationalDynamics.com
Web site: http://www.GenerationalDynamics.com
Forum: http://www.gdxforum.com/forum
Subscribe to World View: http://generationaldynamics.com/subscribe
