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| Dear U Bilal The Overview is not by Harn. It is me, Eugene (or CTY/Chao-Tzang Yawnghwe). Thanks for pointing out my glaring omission. Firstly, apologies. I am now doing a revision of the Overview (OVw). Many abject omissions as pointed out by you. Let me firstly make it clear that the OVw is not meant to be a history of the movement. It will take a lot of research and time to do a history, and to do the movement and all the heroes full justice. That's why I didnt mention any names of individuals or that of all the organizations in the movement. Giving credit to anyone or any organization did not weigh on my mind for this was not my intention. The OVw piece is meant to provide a thumbnail description (repeat, description) of what is in place now and who is doing what, where, how -- rather, categorizing the actors and (or according to) their activities. It is to repeat, not a history, nor comprehensive in any way -- because I know the description cannot be comprehensive, without more time and more work. Believe it or not, because the struggle has been prolonged, so many things has transpired, so many things are being done, and the scope is world-wide, that even those engaged in the movement on a daily basis do not have the general picture of the movement and its dynamics and trajectory, and who the actors are. Of course, I abjectly missed mentioning the CRDB, and as well the various HR monitoring units who have contributed so very much. By the way, I mentioned ADDB only because it was, I believe, recently revived. So, if you will bear with me, and of course, forgive me for my ommission, I will put out a revised OVw. In the above regard, I will show it to you first for your input. But please remember it is not a history. Lastly but not the least, do you have a brief write-up on the CRDB? Please do write a definitive work on the CRDB. The late U Tin Maung Win, just a few months before his sudden, unexpected passage, mentioned to me the idea of getting someone to do an English translation of his work (which is now a book, in Burmese). Has anything been done in this regard? It deserves translation. It is valuable political history. If the book is already translated, where can I get a copy? Best, and apologies again. Eugene/CTY |
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