German Imperialists like Bush plot to intervene with military to "Aid" Myanamar .

      
 'In The Shadow of Catastrophe."
Under the pretext that Myanmar has
refused to accept the conditions for deliveries of relief supplies set out 
by western nations, Berlin is using the natural disaster in that country 
for a new attack on international law. Several German ministers have
declared that a "humanitarian intervention" may well be carried out, even 
in violation of Myanmarian sovereignty. Troops could also be deployed,
says a leading German international jurist.

Natural catastrophes are
supposed to justify military operations anywhere in the world. French and
US warships are already underway to this former European colony. Berlin is
again using a humanitarian pretext to strengthen the German position in
this geostrategically important country.

Myanmar is of importance to its 
Asian neighbors because of its coastline. It provides China access to the Indian Ocean. Transit through Myanmar should facilitate trade with Europe and the Middle East, including also Chinese importation of raw materials.Already last year an intervention against Myanmar was being discussed inEU circles.

      Unlimited Access

 The Myanmar government's refusal to give in to western demands to receive 
relief supplies is behind Berlin's recent statements about an alleged 
justification for "humanitarian interventions" in cases of natural 
disasters. The government is continuing to refuse unconditional access to
its country. Among the disputed issues is western relief workers' access 
to the disaster zones. Whereas Myanmar insists that the deliveries be made 
by local personnel, Berlin is insisting on having unlimited access for 
Germans. Also at issue is the labeling on the relief supplies. Officials 
in the disaster areas are re-labeling the goods to neutralize their 
origins, because they suspect donor nations of propaganda motives. 

 Southeast Asian nations, among them Thailand, are accepting this 
neutralization. Berlin fears a reinforcement of the military government in 
  Naypyidaw and is laying down conditions.

      Military in Action

This is how the German government joins the French/US offensive. Paris is 
demanding that the UN Security Council take up the issue of the Myanmar
situation and force the government to grant western personnel access to 
its territory. French Foreign Minister Kouchner declared that "the \decision to take action was taken," independently "without waiting any  longer." Kouchner announced that therefore a French warship with relief  supplies was on its way to the former European colony, that the supplies   "would be distributed directly to those affected, either by the ship's 
crew" - French military personnel - "or by French relief
organizations."[1]

Similar declarations were made in Washington that has
also dispatched a warship to the area. If these threats are carried out, 
this would mean not only a breach of Myanmarian sovereignty, but an
unauthorized deployment of western military personnel on Myanmarian soil
could provoke an armed reaction from the Myanmarian armed forces - a 
worst-case scenario for the populations in the disaster areas.

      Broad Interpretation

  Berlin approves of the French government's provocative approach, as is
apparent from declarations by various ministers. "I explicitly support the 
French Foreign Minister's initiative," to "apply pressure to the 
government in Myanmar," declared the Minister of Development, Heidemarie 
Wieczorek-Zeul (SPD). The German Defense Minister, Franz-Josef Jung, CDU,
affirmed that "if necessary, (...) a UN resolution has to be 
contemplated."[2]

 In the opinion of the prominent German jurist, Jochen 
Frowein, of the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, in Heidelberg, a western intervention in Myanmar could be covered by Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, which allows for 
measures "necessary in order to maintain or restore international peace 
and security." International law has "evolved further" over the past
decade, claims Frowein. Therefore the concept of "threat to the peace" is
today more broadly interpreted and could even include "deadly
catastrophes".[3] In this manner, the list of pretexts for military
interventions could be extended at random.

 Wars, Crises

 If Berlin and Paris are successful in imposing their interpretation, the
threshold erected by international law against military interventions will 
have reached a new low point. States struck by natural disasters will be
forced to unconditionally cooperate with western powers in order to avoid
the threat of invasion by European or US American troops. The spreading 
eradication of protective measures for weaker states - such as military
governments as in Myanmar - has nothing to do with a humanizing of global 
living conditions. This can be seen in the growing criticism of the German
government by human rights organizations. Germany, in this case, is
playing itself up as the global proponent of humanitarian concerns.

If it 
were really about saving human life, for years the outer borders of the 
European Union would have offered ample occasion. Already in 2005, because 
of the massive number of migrant deaths on these borders, the UN High
Commission of Refugees classified them "a greater humanitarian crisis".[4]

The same applies to the wars waged by the west in Afghanistan or Iraq,
with direct or indirect German participation.[5] Given Berlin's probable

implication in cases of kidnapping and torture of suspects, whose  elucidation the government is still thwarting, European parliamentariansare warning against inner-European conditions sliding "into barbarism."[6]

      Interests

 Myanmar is indeed the focus of geostrategic interests. Geographically the 
country is very important to China, enabling Beijing to open an overland 
  trade route to the West, thereby reducing its dependence on the risky 
transport through the Malacca Straits (between Indonesia and Malaysia). 
But the Malacca Straits are not only being threatened by piracy. Berlin
and Brussels have, for years, also been active in their focus on 
increasing German-European military influence over this pivotal Chinese
maritime trade route. (german-foreign-policy.com reported.[7])

Therefore
Beijing has been negotiating for years with Myanmar concerning the
elaboration of transport links including oil and natural gas pipelines.
Currently more than two thirds of China's oil imports transit through the 
Malacca Straits. Last year, as the German EU Council Presidency 
intensified military cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN), EU circles were already discussing possible operations
against Myanmar - at the time, without any concrete pretext.

 (german-foreign-policy.com reported.[8]) Declarations concerning the 
political upheavals in the southeastern part of the country last year,
clearly point to German-European interest in seeing a pro-western
government in Naypyidaw.[9]

      State Coordination

 An indication of the direct exploitation for purposes of foreign policy, 
of humanitarian relief organizations, who are supposed to obtain direct
access to the Myanmarian disaster areas, is given by the so called 
"Humanitarian Aid Coordinating Committee" that was convened last Friday,
as usual at the invitation of the foreign ministry.[10] The committee,
which, according to the foreign ministry, is "the central instrument for
coordinating the foreign ministry's humanitarian aid with its civil 
society partners" and as such is "unique in Europe",[11] discussed German
relief deliveries to the Myanmarian disaster zones. The committee includes 
not only representatives of the NGO's committed to these problems but also
      representatives of all of the ministries concerned, including the foreign 
ministry, the ministry of development and the defense ministry. The 
ministries decide on the allocation of state funds to these relief 
organizations, whose "independence" is without material basis.

 Politically Take Advantage

According to prominent German news magazines the massive state 
solicitation for humanitarian engagement in Myanmar is a smokescreen for 
political intentions. Spiegel-Online, for example, writes that "the Bush
government" is attempting "to politically take advantage of the drama" 
while posing "as an unbureaucratic donor in the crisis".[12] The
Myanmarian regime is afraid, "that in reality, a strategy for regime 
change is hidden behind the relief deliveries." This is "somewhat
hampering relief deliveries".

But similar criticism of German foreign
policy is not to be found. Obviously this is taboo.

      [1], [2] Bundesregierung: Internationale Hilfe für Burma erzwingen;
      www.faz.net 10.05.2008
      [3] Völkerrechtler: Junta könnte zum Einlass von Helfern gezwungen werden;
      Der Standard 09.05.2008
      [4] see also Größere humanitäre Krise and our EXTRA-Dossier Festung Europa
      [5] see also Paramilitary, Söldner and Gulf State Military Partner
      [6] see also Sinking into Barbarism and Sinking Into Barbarism (II)
      [7] see also War Options, Subregional Arms Race and Expeditionary Navy
      [8] see also Subregional Arms Race
      [9] see also Prestigious and Mit langem Atem
      [10] Bundesminister Steinmeier leitet Sondersitzung des
      Koordinierungsausschusses Humanitäre Hilfe zur Lage in Myanmar;
      Pressemitteilung des Auswärtigen Amts 08.05.2008
      [11] Der Koordinierungssausschuss; www.auswaertiges-amt.de
      [12] Bushs versteckte Burma-Agenda; Spiegel Online 09.05.2008

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