Responses to the SPDC’s “democracy road map” : General Saw Bo Mya of the KNU

DVB ( September 1, 2003 )

They (Burmese generals) will never accept other people’s advice because what they are doing is not just. There would be no change. There would be no handover of power. They will try to hang on to power. The whole world knows that this military regime is bad and the whole of Burma knows it. People are suffering and facing many difficulties because of this military junta. People are not able to go about their business freely inside Burma.

Therefore, people are coming to Thailand surviving as illegal workers. The previous regime, the BSPP (Burma Socialist programme Party) and the SLORC (State Law and Order Restoration Council) were the same.

We will carry on our armed struggles until we have our rights, by any possible means. We have been carrying on our revolution against the regime for more than 50 years without any foreign support. We still survive because our cause and actions are just. Had we received foreign support, we would have won. When we win, we will not suppress any nationality and we will work on for equal opportunity.

At a time like this, the people of Burma need to oppose the military regime in unison and it is important that there is an uprising in Burma. We need to be brave. If we keep on staying like this, nothing will happen. They (the generals) will keep on suppressing and ruling the people.