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I received an email letter from one of the Burmese brothers as follows:

A Letter from a Burmese Brother

Dear Friends,

If you have any access to Charm Tong, please kindly convey this message toher.

It is a right time that a person like Nang Charm Tong receives therecognition and well deserved support from all over the world. She hasbeen listed in 1000 women for Noble Peace prize, listed among Timemagazine' s Asian heroes, awarded numerous human right awards, etc andmost importantly, widely and well deservedly known as an activist whoreally sacrificed herself and fought for her fellow women significantly,successfully.

It surely must have been a difficult road that she has overcome toestablish such an achievement in bringing awareness for the injust.

She is regarded at the same level as Aung San Suu Kyi, Dr Cynthia Mg etc.Women like Ma Su Su Nway are following Charm Tong's example in confrontinginjustice in their own ways, courageous ways.

My message here is that we, ordinary Burmese fraction of the country feelashamed of being a Burmese when we heard that our Burmese soldiers areterrorizing, systematically abusing and using violence against ethnic women.

We feel ashamed that Burmese soldiers are responsible for outrageous actstowards a weaker sex, or an ethnic group. We want to apologise to Charm Tongand all ethnic women that we are really sorry for what is happening in yourregions and the fact that our soldiers are responsible, even though thegroup responsible is SPDC. We are disgusted about the lies and ways of SPDCtreating our country.

We fully support Charm Tong and person alikes' efforts in bringing awarenesstowards violence against ethnic people, especially women and children.

We support her efforts in stopping violence against ethnic women, regardless

of their race or religion or background. The world is supporting her, andthat includes Burmeses.

We are positive that we are not the first, last or the only Burmeses tosupport her efforts. Millions of Burmese abroad and within the country aresupporting her for at least 3 years now.

One might say that this message is too little, too late at a time like this.

But if this message makes her (or persons like her) feel that the majorityBurmeses are supporting her and at the same time condemning the cowardlyacts of the SPDC junta and its soldiers; this message reaches its objective.

Regards

One of the Burmese Brothers

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I Replied To Him as follows:

Dear Burmese brother,

I read your letter and was moved to tears.

You, a Burmese nationality, so sincerely confess and so cordially apologizefor the crime committed by your fellow Burmese .You have conscience ofself-criticsm and truth-respect.

Although you are not those who kill and plunder the ethnic people,

Although you are not those who burn and destroy the ethnic people'scottages and crop fields,

Although you are not those who rape the ethnic mothers and daughters,

Altough you are not those Burmese generals and degenerates who say all thenicest things while doing all the vilests,

Your moral quality is extraordinarily great!

You are the conscience of Burmese nationality!

What you represent is the nationality we know well¨Dthe good-hearted,charitable and tolerant mojority of Burmese nationality!

A nationality that consciously corrects its mistakes and constantly improvesitself is a great nationality!

We, Burma's Chinese, admire and salute you, the honorable Burmese brother,with a sincere and respectful bow.

With Regards

Burma¡¯s Chinese

2-11-2005 (boxun.com)