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Today is a day for remembering and honoring Saw Ba U Gyi, Gen. Snaky, all the officers and
soldiers, and the people, who have sacrificed their lives for the liberation of the entire Karen people from
oppression under the military dictatorship. The existence of patriotic leaders, soldiers and persons who are
loyal to the Karen nation is reason for the Karen people to be proud of enormously. We hold ceremonies on
this day to remind ourselves to be faithful to the martyrs, who have sacrificed their lives, and to fight on until
victory is achieved.
In the 61 years of the Karen people’s revolutionary resistance, though many leaders, gallant soldiers
and civilians, comprising of men and women, have sacrificed their lives, we still have not reached our goal.
We must continue our struggle until we reach our final goal. The KNU maintains the position of resolving
political problems by political means and it believes in and upholds the four-point political doctrine laid down
by Saw Ba U Gyi. However, the SPDC continues to practice the military dictatorship based on chauvinism
and oppressive rule against the ethnic nationalities.
The 2010 election the SPDC is going to hold is for legitimizing the rule of military dictatorship. As it is
not to be held in accordance with the democratic norms and standard, it will bring no changes to the political
situation of Burma.
Since the Karen revolutionary resistance is a just and legitimate resistance preventing adversity
from falling on the Karen people, it is necessary for the entire Karen people to participate and cooperate in
accordance with principles and policies laid down by the KNU. So long as there is no transformation from the
system of military dictatorship to the democratic system, we the ethnic nationalities will not have their rights of
equality, freedom and self-determination.
On this august day, I urge all of you – officers, soldiers and all the Karen people around the world -
to struggle on together, in unity with fellow ethnic nationalities and the democratic forces, according to the
principles, policies and programs laid down by the KNU, its leadership and according to the spirit, belief and
the path laid down by the martyrs until federal democracy is achieved.
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