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FREE BURMA 2007
It's not over - this is ongoing.

BLACKLIST Part Two of companies doing business in Burma,
thereby supporting one of the most BRUTAL military juntas in the world.

Daily Forced Labor, Rape, Torture, Murder,
PLEASE HELP BURMA!

THE FOLLOWING GLOBAL COMPANIES MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE
AND WITHDRAW IMMEDIATELY UNTIL REGIME IS OVERTHROWN.
(incomplete - more names and emails to be added)

IF EMAIL HAS NOT YET BEEN ADDED BELOW, GO TO COMPANY WEBSITE  FOR INFO.

ONE MAN, OR WOMAN, CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

*Company response to withdrawal

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MINING - Canada, Japan:

FACT:  Kachin people are exploited in the mines, and then have to suffer the consequences of the cyanide compounds that are used to leach the ore, and often find their way into the local water table.
 

- *Ivanhoe Mines - Vancouver, Canada - Very close links to the regime in Burma. As the largest foreign mining investor in Burma it operates the Monywa Copper mine in a joint venture with the regime. Rail and power infrastructure in the area of the mine was built using forced labour. The mine could be earning the regime over $40 million a year. - Email Ivanhoe Mines - Two responses from request to withdraw posted at Facebook: Sept 27th - Excerpt from response by an employee of Ivanhoe Mines: "Please do not stick your nose into other peoples business. Look what it did for George Bush. If you have been to Myanmar and talked to the people personally please tell me. Otherwise you do not know what you are talking about.  In all our work and travels in Burma we have never run into the so-called atrocities that the meddlers and world improvers charge the government with doing. Companies like Ivanhoe and other mining companies do all they can to help the people that work for them and improve their lives.  I also do not want to tell the people what to do - it is up to them to solve their problems and we can help them by making their lives easier not impoverishing them. Look what a mess G.W. Bush is in for trying to tell the Iraqi people what to do?? " An Ivanhoe employee attempts damage control: Your email to Ivanhoe Mines has been forwarded to my attention. You should be aware that Ivanhoe Mines does not have operations in Myanmar. As part of the negotiation of the Rio Tinto strategic partnership that was announced in October 2006, Ivanhoe Mines agreed to divest all of its business interests and assets in Myanmar, including its indirect interest Ñ held through its Monywa subsidiary Ñ in the Monywa Copper Project. On February 27, 2007, Ivanhoe relinquished ownership of the Monywa subsidiary to an independent third-party trust (the Trust), pending their sale. The sole purpose of the Trust is to sell the assets to one or more armÕs-length third parties. Ivanhoe Mines has divested itself of ownership in the Monywa Copper Project and IvanhoeÕs only interest in the Trust is as an unsecured creditor under a promissory note Ñ issued by the Trust on the transfer of the Myanmar assets Ñ that is to be repaid once the assets are sold. -

BURMA BLACKLIST OF MINING COMPANIES
Jet Gold Corp  - Vancouver, Canada - Mining company searching for gold in Shan state in Burma.
Leeward Capital Corp - Alberta, Canada - Joint venture with the regime to mine and export amber.
Marubeni - Tokyo, Japan - They helped finance the Monywa Copper mine developed by Ivanhoe Mines of Canada.

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World predators in bed with the military junta are consumed with greed
but willing to give a percentage to the government for business contracts.

ELECTRICITY - Thailand:

FACT: Most Burmese citizens have sporadic to no electricity, even in the capital of Rangoon.

BURMA BLACKLIST
EGAT - Nonthaburi, Thailand - Five hydro electric dams  along the Salween river for electricity for Thailand.

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October 5th 2007
Monks at UN listening to Ibrahim Gambari addressing the UN
Security Council in New York on his four-day trip to Burma.

COMMUNICATIONS - France:

FACT: Communications have been cut - phones, cell phones and internet axcess. Bloggers are being hunted down.
FACT: An esteemed Japanese journalist was shot at point blank range by a Burmese soldier wearing flip flops.

BURMA BLACKLIST
Alcatel - Paris, France - Communication technology - caroline.mille@alcatel.com

TECHNOLOGY - Taiwan:

FACT: Media is 100% controlled. Footage of military actions and atrocities sent to outside world is rewarded by death or imprisonment.

BURMA BLACKLIST
Asia Optical - Taiwan - Invested $12m in Burma to build a lens factory, which opened in early 2004. Customers of Asia Optical include: Canon, Epson, Hitachi, Kodak, Konica, Minolta, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, Sony, and Sharp - service@asia-optical.com.tw

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Saddam was hung for his greed, torture and genocide and so too will
the Generals of Burma. The Generals make Saddam look like a child
in comparison to the evil and darkness they have mastered in Burma. 

CONSTRUCTION - Japan:

BURMA BLACKLIST
Kajima - Tokyo, Japan - Kajima has an office in Burma and has undertaken several construction contracts for the regime.

AIRPORT - CARGO EXPORT - PORTS
Singapore, Scotland, Hong Kong, Denmark, Japan/UK:

BURMA BLACKLIST
*CNA Group Ltd - Singapore - Contract in 2005 to design, supply, install and commission 24 engineering systems for the airport terminals. The project is to be completed by early 2007 but the CEO has commented "we will continue to expand our presence in the region'"

Ben Line Agencies/ EGT Holdings - Edinburgh, Scotland - Shipping line.
Hutchison Whampoa/3 Mobile/Superdrug - Hong Kong - Operates Myanmar International Terminals Thilawa (MITT), a major port in Burma. It describes these port terminals as 'strategically positioned to facilitate and service Myanmar1s international trade.'
Kerry Logistics Group/Kuok Group - Singapore - Facilitates the export of Burmese goods.

Maersk - Copenhagen, Denmark - Multinational company that specialises in shipping, but also has interests in oil & gas exploration, air transport, and supermarkets. In Burma, Maersk act as a shipping agent through a company set up to act as their local representative. The agent Win Trade Ltd arranges exports from Burma using the regime owned Myanmar Five Star Line. Maersk are joint owners of Dansk Supermarked, Denmark's second largest supermarket chain, which includes Netto supermarkets. - cphinfo@maersk.com

NKY Shipping - Japan/UK - WorldÕs largest shipping company. It transports garment exports from Burma.

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On September 24th 2007,
Brave civilians joined over 10,000 monks and stood up to a military regime of extreme brutality
and evil, to simply request democracy and freedom. The outcome was bloodshed, torture and murder.

INTERNATIONAL BANKING
Singapore, Netherlands/Belgium:

BURMA BLACKLIST
SWIFT - The Netherlands, Belgium:
Swift is a financial services co-operative company owned and controlled by many of the worldÕs largest banks, including Citibank, HSBC and ABN Amro. Swift hosts an electronic network that banks use to make transfers to each other. Following the imposition of financial sanctions by the United States government in August 2003 the regime faced a crisis, unable to use dollars in financial transactions. Swift came to their aid, making four Burmese banks part of its network. The regime is now able to avoid US financial sanctions by making financial transfers in Euros using SwiftÕs network - kara.condon@swift.com

DBS Group Holdings Ltd - Singapore - Huge, wealthy corporation. Office in Burma.

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ARMS
Israel, China, Pakistan, N.Korea, India:

Israel: Israel denies supplying arms to Burma. March 1, 2000 a report in the authoritative British publication Jane's Intelligence Review by William Ashton titled "Myanmar and Israel develop military pact," details how Israeli companies and the Israeli government have been supplying and developing weapons for the Burmese regime, and sharing intelligence.

There have been several reports that Israel is playing a crucial role in the construction and fitting out of three new warships, currently being built in Yangon.

Cartoon is from Ha'aretz, adaily newspaper in Israel. The TV screen
is datelined "Gaza." The caption is "Poor Burmese monks."
Cynical, cold and telling!

2007:
Russia recently agreed to build the generals a nuclear reactor. 
North Korea appears to be interested in arms deals.

Burma Blacklist - Part 1

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"The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear."
- Aung San Suu Kyi.

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