Myanmar – crimes against humanity

Accusations of genocide, war crimes and crime against humanity have been levelled by the UN at Myanmar’s military for its treatment of the Rohingya people. Their report also criticised Aung San Suu Kyi’s passive role over the past year. “[She] has not used her de facto position as head of government, nor her moral authority, to stem or prevent the unfolding events in Rakhine state,” it said.

UN investigators were denied access but interviewed witnesses who had fled the country and found that the military were “killing indiscriminately, gang-raping women, assaulting children and burning entire villages.” They carried out murders, imprisonments, enforced disappearances, torture, rapes and used sexual slavery and other forms of sexual violence, persecution and enslavement – all of which constitute crimes against humanity. After the military campaign of violence 800,000 had fled into neighbouring Bangladesh. The military say they are illegal immigrants and Aung San Suu Kyi has said only appropriate force was used.

Burma’s independence in 1948 was timed for an auspicious start at 4.20am on 4^th January by astrologers, who must have been seriously deficient in their craft given its terrible history since. The Sun Mercury square Neptune all aspect the Mars/Pluto midpoint which makes sense of the violence,  military coup and rule which followed. At the moment tr Neptune is opposing the midheaven and square the Jupiter for an undermining phase; with a major jolt also this year from Solar Arc Sun square Uranus. 2021 is worse with Solar Arc Mars square Saturn and Solar Arc Uranus conjunct the Mars – more violence.

The military coup which saw the generals take over was on 2 March 1962 when a controlling Pluto opposition a Pisces Sun was in place; with a risk-taking, obstinate Mars Jupiter in Aquarius opposition Uranus – and Mars squaring the bleak Saturn/Pluto midpoint. That chart looks blocked exactly now by Solar Arc Sun square Saturn, and is moving through unsettled times in 2019/2020 with tr Uranus trine the Pluto. But the UN report may make little difference in a country that has always barricaded itself against outside criticism.

Aung San Suu Kyi who was raised to sainthood during her long house arrest and given a free pass when released because she was still under the thumb of the generals, is well on her way to being tarred by their brush.  Born 19 June 1945, she’s a late Sun Gemini; with an afflicted and none-too-pleasant Mars in Taurus conjunct Venus square Pluto and sextile Saturn. The fortitude with which she approached her long incarceration turns out to be fuelled by a very hard personality. She looks rattled in 2019/2020/21 with tr Uranus conjunct her Mars and then square her Pluto, so it will throw her off track.