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ビルマのAung San Suu Kyiさんの最近の書き込みです。
やっと自由になれてゆっくり静養する時間も持たず、すぐに民主化運動に身を投じてしまっています。
私も拘束されている２２００人の政治犯たちがせめて自宅軟禁になるようにお願いしてみようかと思います。
ビルマはジャンタ（軍人）が支配する国家です。
誠意を持ってお願いするしか道はないと思います。
原文の下の翻訳文は意訳です。
（スラチャイ記）

Beautiful photo slideshow from the BBC - In pictures: Joy as Aung San Suu Kyi is freed. http://bbc.in/b3ZEfE
about 4 hours ago via Tweetie for Mac
BBC作成のスライドショー−写真、スーチー女史解放の喜び。http://bbc.in/b3ZEfE

Interesting article about me in the New York Times - Delicate Choices Ahead for Myanmar Democracy Leader http://nyti.ms/aOKfTv #kyi
about 6 hours ago via Tweetie for Mac
ニューヨークタイムズの記事−どうなるビルマの民主化。http://nyti.ms/aOKfTv #kyi

If people really want sanctions to be lifted, I will consider this. This is the time Burma needs help.
about 6 hours ago via Tweetie for Mac
ビルマに対する国際社会よりの制裁措置を停止して欲しいと願うならば、私（スーチー女史）はその方向で動く。
今ビルマは国際社会からの援助を必要としている。

I will do as much as I can while I'm free and if I am re-arrested I'll do as much as I can under arrest. #kyi
about 10 hours ago via Tweetie for Mac
私（スーチー女史）は自由のみになれた今民主化に向けての運動を精一杯行う。もしも再度拘束される事態に陥ったとしても、その状況下で最大限の努力をする。

My recent 25 minute interview with John Simpson from the BBC at the NLD. http://bbc.in/aG2AtW #kyi
about 11 hours ago via Tweetie for Mac
ＮＬＤ（ナショナルリーグデモクラシー）事務所で行われたＢＢＣのインタビュー記録。（ジョンシムプソン氏、２５分間）
http://bbc.in/aG2AtW #kyi

Suu Kyi may be free but 2,200 other prisoners in #Myanmar still need your help. Take Action: http://ow.ly/39VLL #Burma #ASSK (via @amnesty)
about 11 hours ago via Tweetie for Mac
私（スーチー女史）は自由の身になれたようだが、２２００名の同胞はビルマで刑務所に収監されているのでみなさんの協力が必要なのです。どうか助けてください。
http://ow.ly/39VLL #Burma #ASSK (via @amnesty)

@ch4intl I believe if all the people work together towards democracy and establish a dialogue with the Junta we can slowly change the state.
about 11 hours ago via Tweetie for Mac in reply to ch4intl
@ch4intlさん、ビルマの民主化を願う人々が一致協力し、ジャンタ（軍）と話し合う機会を得ることができれば、それで除々にビルマの今の状況を改善することができると信じている。

Here is a complete English transcript from my public address on 14 Nov. http://bit.ly/c5rUhM #kyi
about 11 hours ago via Tweetie for Mac
自宅軟禁解放後のインタビュー関連をを英語でまとめました。１１月１４日付け。
http://bit.ly/c5rUhM #kyi

My interview with CBC, my first Canadian interview since being released. http://bit.ly/caZ9ah
about 11 hours ago via Tweetie for Mac
解放後初めてのＣＢＣ（カナダ放送）によるインタビュー
http://bit.ly/caZ9ah

Its such a great feeling to know when I go home I'll be able to walk out in the morning.
about 11 hours ago via web
こうして外を歩けるなんて素晴らしい気分です。とてもうれしい。

I visited the downtown area today for the first time since being release. I filed documents at the Hight Court to reinstate the NLD.
about 11 hours ago via web
解放後初めてダウンタウンに出かけました。ＮＬＤ（ナショナルリーグデモクラシー）の再建のお願い書をビルマ最高裁に提出しました。

I am willing to work within Burma's new parliamentary framework if gov't gives opposition forces sufficient voice in the political structure
about 12 hours ago via web
もしも許されるものであれば私は野党として現政権の組織に参加して活躍したいです。現政権にお願いいたします。
私（スーチー女子）を参加させてください。

Plaid_Kimoon
Extremely humbled by Aung San Suu Kyi. Only recently freed, and she is already campaigning for democracy and noting she may be imprisoned.
7:50 AM Nov 15th via web
Retweeted by Plaid_SuuKyi and 10 others
バンキムーン国連事務総長
スーチー女史にはまったく心配させられる。自宅軟禁から解放されたばかりなのに、もうすでに民主化に向けての運動を始めてしまっている。スーチー女史は再度拘束されることもいとわない。心配だ。

My interview with CNN http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/15/myanmar.suu.kyi/
7:27 AM Nov 15th via web
ＣＮＮによるインタビュー
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/15/myanmar.suu.kyi/

KRuddMP Spoke to Aung San Suu Kyi on the phone. I asked what she wanted to say to Australia. She said "Thank you for not forgetting me". KRudd
11:13 PM Nov 14th via web
Retweeted by Plaid_SuuKyi and 100+ others
KRuddMP（オーストラリアの首相？）
スーチー女史と電話で話した。私（KRuddMP）はオーストラリアはどのようにスーチー女史を支えて行けばいいでしょうかと質問した。スーチー女子は、私（スーチー女史）を忘れないでいてくれてありがとう、と答えた。（Ｋラッド）

Spending part of the day meeting with lawyers on how to get the disbanded National League for Democracy declared legal again.
5:22 AM Nov 15th via web
現在政府により解党されていて政治活動ができないでいるＮＬＤ（ナショナルリーグデモクラシー）をどのようにして元の状態に復帰させるのか話し合った。

I think it's quite obvious what the people of Myanmar want; they just want better lives based on security and on freedom.
5:15 AM Nov 15th via web
ビルマ人が何を望んでいるのかは明確である。安心して自由に過ごせるような、より良い生活を求めているだけだ。

専門用語：
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum アジア太平洋経済協力会議（ＡＰＥＣ）
Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific(FTAAP) アジア太平洋自由貿易地域（ＦＴＡＡＰ）
Trans-Pacific Partnership（ＴＰＰ） 環太平洋経済連携協定（ＴＰＰ）
（スラチャイ記）

The Yomiuri Shimbun (Nov. 17, 2010)
Concrete steps needed to realize APEC vision
横浜ＡＰＥＣ　統合ビジョンの具体化着実に（11月16日付・読売社説）

Asia-Pacific nations have begun to move toward regional economic integration. High hurdles stand before them, but their attempt to expand a free trade area to foster economic growth is worthy of note.
　アジア太平洋の国々が地域経済統合に動き出した。ハードルは高いが、経済成長を促す自由貿易圏拡大の試みは注目に値しよう。

The recent summit meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Yokohama, attended by leaders from 21 nations and territories including the United States and China, has closed after adopting a declaration called the "Yokohama Vision."
　米中など２１か国・地域が出席した横浜でのアジア太平洋経済協力会議（ＡＰＥＣ）首脳会議が、首脳宣言の「横浜ビジョン」を採択して閉幕した。

Compiled by Japan, which served as APEC chair for the first time in 15 years, the declaration contained the first use of the term open "community" in reference to APEC's future vision. It was a breakthrough for the forum, which started as a loosely bound framework, that its members agreed to pursue comprehensive economic cooperation.
　日本が１５年ぶりに議長となってまとめた首脳宣言は、ＡＰＥＣの将来像について、開かれた「共同体」と初めて表現した。緩やかな枠組みでスタートしたＡＰＥＣが包括的な経済連携を目指す方向で一致したのは画期的である。

APEC represents a center for world growth, as its member economies account for 50 percent of the world's gross domestic product and 40 percent of its population. The latest agreement is expected to enhance its presence on the global stage.
　ＡＰＥＣは、世界の国内総生産（ＧＤＰ）の５割、人口の４割を占める世界の成長センターだ。今回の合意を弾みに、存在感がさらに高まることが期待される。

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TPP key to free trade area

One of the key APEC initiatives stipulated in the summit declaration is the realization of a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP).
　首脳宣言が共同体構想の柱に明記したのが、ＡＰＥＣ全体をカバーする「アジア太平洋自由貿易地域（ＦＴＡＡＰ）」の実現だ。

This framework is aimed at not only liberalizing trade and investment but also strengthening cooperation over a wider scope, such as the elimination of nontariff barriers, regulatory reform and smoother logistics.
　貿易や投資の自由化だけでなく、非関税障壁の撤廃、規制改革、物流の円滑化など幅広い分野の連携強化を目指す枠組みである。

The Trans-Pacific Partnership is widely seen as the most important step toward that goal. Nine nations, including the United States and Australia, already have started negotiations for a TPP agreement, and intend to reach a final pact in November next year.
　それに向けたステップとして、最も重視されるのが環太平洋経済連携協定（ＴＰＰ）といえる。米国、豪州などの９か国がすでに交渉中で、来年１１月の最終合意を目指している。

Prime Minister Naoto Kan participated in a TPP summit meeting as an observer and formally expressed this country's intention to start talks with countries involved in TPP negotiations. Agricultural groups and some others oppose trade liberalization, but we think Japan should decide to join the negotiations as soon as possible while taking measures to strengthen the competitiveness of its agriculture sector.
　菅首相はＴＰＰ首脳会合にオブザーバー参加し、協議入りを正式表明した。農業団体などは自由化に反対するが、日本は農業の競争力強化に取り組みながら、早期の交渉参加を決断すべきである。

China is quite cautious about the TPP led by the United States, which aims to expand its exports to the Asia region. This is because China has advocated the Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus Three--Japan, China and South Korea.
　アジア向けの輸出拡大を狙う米国が主導するＴＰＰに対し、中国の警戒感は強い。中国は東南アジア諸国連合（ＡＳＥＡＮ）に日中韓を加えた「ＡＳＥＡＮプラス３」を提唱してきたからだ。

There is expected to be a rough tug-of-war between the United States and China over the concrete steps to be taken toward a free trade area, with the two nations' currency strategies also affecting the issue.
　自由貿易圏の具体化を巡る米中の主導権争いは、両国の通貨戦略も絡んで波乱含みといえる。

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'Heisei opening' needed

There are significant gaps among different APEC economies, and some observers are uncertain whether the FTAAP can be realized.
　ＡＰＥＣ域内の経済格差は大きく、ＦＴＡＡＰが実現できるかどうか、不透明との見方もある。

Given this situation, Japan bears grave responsibilities as APEC chair. It must actively promote a so-called Heisei era opening of the nation and exercise leadership in implementing steps to liberalize trade.
　それだけに、議長国の日本の責任は重い。「平成の開国」を積極的に推進し、貿易自由化をリードしなければならない。

It is of great significance that APEC hammered out a growth strategy that includes measures to rectify imbalances and address environmental problems. Economic reinvigoration of this region as a whole is indispensable for a full-fledged recovery of the world economy.
　ＡＰＥＣが今回、不均衡是正や環境対策などの成長戦略をまとめた意義も大きい。世界景気の本格回復には、この地域全体の経済活性化が必須だからだ。

APEC members should also be hailed for their pledge in the declaration to resist protectionism.
　保護貿易主義の阻止を打ち出した点も評価できる。

The bold Yokohama Vision must not end up as just pie in the sky.
　大胆な横浜ビジョンを絵に描いた餅に終わらせてはなるまい。

(From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Nov. 16, 2010)
（2010年11月16日01時53分 読売新聞）

The Yomiuri Shimbun (Nov. 16, 2010)
2011 must be big year for Japan-U.S. alliance
日米首脳会談　来年こそ同盟深化の成果を（11月14日付・読売社説）

It is unfortunate that Japan and the United States missed a golden opportunity to issue a joint declaration on the bilateral alliance to mark this year's 50th anniversary of the signing of the revised Japan-U.S. Security Treaty.
　日米安保条約改定５０周年という格好の機会を逃したのは残念だ。

Prime Minister Naoto Kan and U.S. President Barack Obama held talks Saturday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Yokohama. They agreed to issue a joint declaration on the alliance next spring when Kan visits Washington.
　菅首相とオバマ米大統領が横浜で会談し、来年春にも首相が訪米して、日米同盟に関する共同文書を発表することで一致した。

Now that the statement has been postponed until next year, its content should be enhanced all the more.
共同文書の発表を来年に持ち越す以上、内容を充実させることが求められる。

When then Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and Obama agreed to deepen the alliance in November last year, it was assumed that a joint declaration would be issued while Obama was attending the APEC summit meeting in Yokohama.
　昨年１１月、当時の鳩山首相と大統領が同盟深化の作業を開始することで合意した際は、今回の大統領来日時における共同文書の公表を念頭に置いていた。

But preparatory work on the document was held up due to the Japanese government's muddled handling of the issue of relocating the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture, which slowed the momentum for issuing such a document. The blame for this lies squarely with the immature and clumsy diplomacy of the Democratic Party of Japan-led government--in particular under the Hatoyama administration.
　だが、米軍普天間飛行場の移設問題の迷走に伴い、作業は遅れ、共同文書策定の機運が失われてしまった。その原因はひとえに、鳩山前首相を中心とする民主党政権の未熟かつ拙劣な外交にある。

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No progress on Futenma

The two countries eventually reached an agreement on the Futenma relocation issue in May, but there has been no progress since then because the Kan administration has not taken any effective measures.
　普天間問題は、５月に日米合意がまとまった後も、菅政権の無策により、何の進展もない。

The government must step up its efforts to win over the affected local governments and people in Okinawa Prefecture on the accord to move the Futenma base functions to the Henoko district of Nago. The government's line of action will be based on the result of the Nov. 28 Okinawa gubernatorial election.
　政府は、２８日の沖縄県知事選の結果を踏まえ、名護市辺野古に移設するとした日米合意が前進するよう、地元への説得を本格化させなければなるまい。

During his talks with Obama, Kan explained the government is considering sending Self-Defense Forces medical officers to Afghanistan to train their counterparts in the Afghan government forces.
　菅首相は首脳会談で、自衛隊の医官をアフガニスタンに派遣し、国軍の医官を指導することを前向きに検討する考えを表明した。

To bolster the Japan-U.S. alliance and enrich the content of the joint security declaration to be issued next year, we think Japan must not only resolve issues pending with Washington, but also play a wider international role in security matters.
　同盟を深化し、来年の共同文書を充実させるには、日米間の懸案を着実に解決するだけでなく、日本が安保面で国際的役割を従来以上に果たすことが欠かせない。

When their conversation turned to China, Obama was quoted as saying that China needs to speak and act appropriately in accordance with international rules. Kan shared this view.
　大統領は会談で、中国について「国際的ルールの中で適切な役割、言動を行うことが重要だ」と強調し、菅首相も同意した。

Kan thanked Obama for U.S. support of Japan's position on territorial issues with China and Russia. Tokyo's ties with Beijing have been strained by the collisions of a Chinese trawler with two Japan Coast Guard boats near the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, and ties with Moscow chilled following Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's recent visit to Kunashiri, one of the four northern islands off Hokkaido.
　菅首相はまた、尖閣諸島沖の中国漁船衝突事件とメドベージェフ露大統領の北方領土訪問について、米側が日本の立場を支持したことに謝意を示した。

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Multilateral approach

Dealing with these issues has exposed the fragile nature of the Kan administration's makeshift diplomacy. It is urgent to overhaul Japan's diplomacy--the cornerstone of which remains the Japan-U.S. alliance. However, this nation cannot simply continue to rely solely on the United States for its diplomacy.
　漁船衝突事件と露大統領の国後島訪問では、場当たり的な菅外交のもろさが露呈した。日米同盟を基軸とする日本外交全体の立て直しが急務だが、一方的に米国に頼るだけでは済まされない。

China is a neighboring nation that has become a major power. Dealing with China will be a perpetual challenge for Japan's diplomacy.
　大国化した隣国・中国とどう向き合っていくかは、日本外交の永遠の課題と言っていい。

How can China be effectively guided into complying with international rules in the political, economic and military fields so that it acts responsibly commensurate with its power over the medium-to-long term? We think it is essential that Japan hold repeated strategic dialogues with the United States on this matter.
　中国が中長期的に、政治、経済、軍事の各分野で国際的な規範を順守し、国力に見合う責任ある行動を取るよう誘導する――。そのためには、いかなる方策を取るのが効果的なのか、米国と戦略的な対話を重ねることが大切だ。

Japan also must propose concrete measures to strengthen ties with nations other than the United States. Steadily and actively building these ties could lead to a reshaping of Japan's diplomacy.
　日本が具体的なアイデアを提案し、米国以外の関係国との連携にも積極的に動く。そうした主体的な努力の積み重ねこそが、日本外交の立て直しにつながろう。

(From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Nov. 14, 2010)
（2010年11月14日01時21分 読売新聞）

上から順に概要は次のとおりです。

●ダライラマ１４世のメッセージに対する感謝の投稿。

●@plaidavengerは日本で言えば田原総一郎さんみたいな人だと思いますが多くの世界各国首脳たちも彼のファンとなっています。英語は難しくてThe Timesクラスです。

●スーチーさんへの応援に対する感謝の投稿。

●自宅軟禁解放直後のＢＢＣインタビュー。

●タンシュエ議長と直接話しをさせて欲しい。（タンシュエ議長はジャンタの総帥）

●和解にむけて話し合いを持ちたい。どのような組織や人々とも話し合い問題解決をして行きたい。

●ロックグループＵ２のメインボーカリスト、ボノさんへ感謝の投稿。

2010/11/13
--The Asahi Shimbun, Nov. 12
EDITORIAL: Kan's role at APEC forum
横浜ＡＰＥＣ―自由貿易圏への一歩に

As leaders of Pacific Rim countries gather in Yokohama for this year's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, one question is looming over the conference. Will they share as a realistic goal the vision of a huge free trade zone encompassing nations surrounding the Pacific?
The leaders of 21 countries and regions, including the United States, China and Russia, will discuss ways to ensure sustained economic growth in the region during the summit, which starts Saturday.
　太平洋を囲む国々による自由貿易圏づくりの「夢」は、現実の「目標」として共有されるか。米国や中国、ロシアなど２１の国や地域の首脳があすから横浜で、持続的な経済発展の道をめぐって話し合う。

The APEC summit was created to link economies that account for a combined 40 percent of the world's population and 50 percent of the global economic output.
　このアジア太平洋経済協力会議（ＡＰＥＣ）首脳会議は、人口で世界の４割、経済規模で５割を占める国々をつなぐために設けられた。

U.S. President Barack Obama is seeking to secure future growth of the U.S. economy under a trade strategy centering on a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP).
　オバマ米大統領は、アジア太平洋自由貿易圏（ＦＴＡＡＰ）構想の実現を通商戦略の核にすえて今後の成長を図ろうとしている。

This new regional framework for trade liberalization is also important for Japan, which depends on trade for its economic well-being. Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who chairs the APEC summit in Yokohama, should carry out his responsibility to push this idea.
貿易立国の日本にとっても重要な枠組みだ。横浜ＡＰＥＣで議長を務める菅直人首相には、構想を後押しする責任をしっかりと果たしてもらいたい。

APEC was launched in 1989 under the initiative of Japan and Australia to build a new framework to promote free trade. The two countries were worried about a growing trend toward creating a regional trade bloc in Europe and North America.
　１９８９年発足のＡＰＥＣは、欧州や北米のブロック経済化を懸念した日本と豪州が、自由貿易を推進する新たな枠組みを求めたのがきっかけだった。

APEC provided a strong impetus to the Uruguay round of multilateral trade talks, which had stalled, leading to a successful conclusion to the negotiations.
難航していた多角的貿易交渉も突き動かし、成功に導いた。

After that, however, APEC lost steam and made no notable achievement for years. Part of the blame falls on Japan. Fearing a political confrontation at home over the issue of farm trade liberalization, Tokyo has not gone along with the U.S. call for freer trade.
　しかしその後のＡＰＥＣは鳴かず飛ばずだった。原因は日本にもある。農業問題での国内対立を恐れ、米国の自由化論についていけなかった。

One important goal set by APEC is achieving "free and open trade and investment" by 2010 among its developed economies.
　ＡＰＥＣは２０１０年までに先進国が「自由で開かれた貿易と投資を達成する」との目標を掲げてきた。

But the reality is far from the ideal, and there is no prospect for a new global agreement after nine years of the Doha round of multilateral trade talks. The dismal outlook has prompted many countries to start separate negotiations with their trade partners, ushering in a new era of bilateral free trade agreements.
だが現実は理想に遠く、多角的貿易交渉ドーハ・ラウンドも９年の交渉を経てなお合意のめどが立っていない。

These moves have made some contribution to liberalizing trade. But they have also created some problems. Different trade rules set by many bilateral pacts make things more complicated for companies with global operations. This is a situation sometimes referred to as a "spaghetti bowl phenomenon."
　多国間交渉に期待をもてない国々は個別交渉に走り、世界はすっかり二国間のＦＴＡ（自由貿易協定）時代だ。それで曲がりなりにも自由化が進展したが、弊害もある。協定ごとにルールが異なり、世界で活動する企業にとって対応が複雑になることだ。からまっためんのような「スパゲティ・ボール現象」とも言われる。

Against this backdrop, the APEC summit in Yokohama offers a good opportunity for Pacific Rim leaders to acknowledge the importance of a multilateral trade pact.
　横浜ＡＰＥＣは、こうした問題を背景に各国首脳らが多国間協定の大切さを改めて認め合う好機である。

There are encouraging signs that the upcoming discussion will be lively. The United States has shown enthusiasm to hold talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a framework that currently involves nine countries and would eliminate tariffs and trade barriers, stimulating fresh debate. Japan has hastily decided to consider its participation in the talks. China has also shown interest.
幸い、議論は活発化しそうだ。関税撤廃をめざす９カ国の環太平洋パートナーシップ協定（ＴＰＰ）交渉に米国が積極姿勢を示したことが刺激剤となっている。日本があわてて交渉参加を検討し、中国も関心を示した。

If Tokyo joins, the TPP would form a vast free trade zone including both the United States and Japan.
　ＴＰＰに日本が参加すれば、日米を含む巨大自由貿易圏となる。

Then, the FTAAP would no longer be a simple vision. It would evolve into the next goal. That would also raise hope for a revival of the moribund Doha round.
そのときはＦＴＡＡＰはもはや「夢」ではない。次なる「目標」に進化するだろう。死に体のドーハ・ラウンドが生き返る希望も見えてくる。

With the world economy in a bind, it is all the more important now to expand free trade instead of limiting the scope of trade with protectionist measures.
　世界経済が苦境に陥った今こそ、保護主義で貿易を小さく囲い込むのでなく、自由貿易を広げていくことが求められる。

This is a very important lesson from the Great Depression 80 years ago and the subsequent world war.
８０年前の世界恐慌とその後の世界大戦の歴史の教訓である。

The outcome of APEC's efforts to establish a regional free trade zone goes a long way toward determining whether the lesson will be put into good use. As chairman of the Yokohama gathering, Kan has a big role to play.
　ＡＰＥＣの自由貿易圏づくりは、その教訓を生かせるかどうかのカギを握る。菅議長の役割は重大だ。

上から２番目の投稿@Plaid_Srachaiがスラチャイです。
きさくな人ですね。一般人には返信しないのが通例です。
とてもうれしかったです。
上から３番目の投稿では、獄中の２２００名におよぶ逮捕拘留者のことを忘れるな！との強いメッセージです。

昨日土曜日の夜ビルマ時間の５時頃ジャンタの代表がスーチーさんの自宅を訪れ、自宅軟禁の解除を伝えました。
同時にスーチーさんの家の前のバリケードも撤去されて、待ち焦がれていた人々に感動の瞬間が訪れました。
群集がジャンタを刺激するのを恐れてスーチーさんは解放直後に群集に向かって次の言葉を語っています。
とても重い言葉です。インド無抵抗運動のカンジーさんを思い出しました。
"There is a time to be quiet and a time to talk. People must work in unison. Only then can we achieve our goal," she told the crowd.
あまり騒ぎ立てるのではなくて静かに対話しましょう。団結が必要です。そうすることによってのみ目標を達成できるのです。スーチーさんは集まった人々におだやかに話しかけた。(ｔｒａｎｓ. ｂｙ ｓｒａｃｈａｉ)
（スラチャイ記）





The Yomiuri Shimbun (Nov. 14, 2010)
World must watch postelection Myanmar
ミャンマー選挙　民政移行へ国際監視が必要だ（11月13日付・読売社説）

Myanmar's recent general election, its first in 20 years, was far from free and fair.
　自由で公正とは言い難い選挙だった。

The party backed by the military junta declared victory, winning more than 80 percent of contested seats.
　ミャンマーで２０年ぶりに行われた総選挙で、軍事政権の翼賛政党が８割余りの議席を獲得したとして勝利宣言した。

The military junta prohibited many pro-democracy activists, including Aung San Suu Kyi, who remained under house arrest during the election, from running or campaigning. In some regions inhabited by ethnic minorities, who account for 30 percent of the population, voting was not even held, with security problems cited as the reason.
　軍政は、自宅軟禁中のアウン・サン・スー・チーさんを含め、多くの民主活動家の出馬と選挙活動を禁止した。人口の３割を占める少数民族が住む一部の地域では、治安上の問題を理由にして投票が実施されなかった。

The junta allowed neither monitoring of voting and ballot counting by international observers nor firsthand coverage by foreign media. It is likely the junta feared that fraudulent practices might be uncovered.
　投開票を見守る国際監視団の受け入れや、外国メディアの直接取材も、軍政は拒否した。投開票における不正の発覚を恐れてのことではないか。

Given the situation, we cannot help but seriously doubt the legitimacy of the election.
　これでは、選挙の正当性を疑わざるを得ない。

By convening the parliament within 90 days and electing a president and other top national leaders, the junta aims to promote the appearance that it is "shifting to civilian rule" so that it can make a comeback in international society. The junta probably wants to break the deadlock it faces in both domestic politics and foreign relations.
　軍政は、今後９０日以内に国会を招集し、大統領など国家指導者を新たに選出することで、「民政移管」実現をアピールして国際社会への復帰を狙っている。内政も外交も行き詰まっている現状を打開したいのだろう。

Wolves in civilian clothing

But many of the ruling party members who have been declared election winners are high-ranking government officials and senior military officers under junta control. All they have done is take off their uniforms. The true nature of military rule seems unlikely to change.
　しかし、当選した与党議員の多くは、軍政下での政府高官や軍幹部だ。制服を脱ぎ捨てただけで、軍政支配の実態は変わらない。

It is imperative for international society to step up its monitoring of how the junta-controlled nation goes about transforming itself to "civilian rule."
　どのような「民政」に移行していくのか、国際社会は監視を強めることが肝要だ。

Boasting abundant funds and strong organizational power, the junta fielded its own candidates in almost every constituency. One-fourth of all seats were automatically reserved for military officers. The election system thus was overwhelmingly advantageous to the junta.
　豊富な資金と組織力を誇る軍政は、ほぼ全選挙区に候補者を立てた。議席の４分の１は自動的に軍人に与えられており、圧倒的に軍政が有利な仕組みだった。

Pro-democracy parties, including the National Democratic Force, took part in the election despite various restrictions, in the hope that they could win votes in urban areas. But they did not perform as well as expected.
　「国民民主勢力」など民主派政党は、都市での集票を期待し、様々な制約下で選挙に参加したが、予想以上にふるわなかった。

The pro-democracy forces were split as iconic figure Suu Kyi called for a boycott of the election. This apparently led them to fail to obtain sufficient voter support.
　国民的人気のスー・チーさんが選挙ボイコットを呼びかけ、民主派が分裂したため、十分な支持が集まらなかった側面もある。

With the completion of the election, the military junta was set to soon release Suu Kyi. But if she is not given freedom in her activities, her release will merely be an empty gesture.
　選挙終了を受け、軍政は今日にもスー・チーさんを解放する。だが、自由な活動を認めないのなら、単なるポーズに過ぎない。

The way forward

Releasing political prisoners, ending the suppression of ethnic minorities and achieving national reconciliation are the ways for Myanmar to improve its people's lives. The international community needs to unite in urging Myanmar to move in that direction.
　政治犯を釈放し、少数民族への弾圧を中止して、国民融和を実現することが、ミャンマーにとって民生向上につながる道だろう。国際社会は一致して、そう促す必要がある。

However, China and India are strengthening their relations with Myanmar's junta in the quest for resources there, such as natural gas.
　一方で、中国とインドは、天然ガスなどの資源を求めて、軍政との関係を強化している。

While the United States and Europe maintain their sanctions against Myanmar, Japan has tried to urge Myanmar to achieve democracy through its own engagement policy, which is limited to medical and other humanitarian assistance and human exchange programs. But this has hardly proved effective.
　制裁を継続する欧米に対し、日本は、医療など人道支援や人的交流に限った独自の関与政策の実施を通じて民主化を促してきたが、効果があったとは言えない。

The government must reexamine its policy and make it truly effective.
　政策を再検討し、実効あるものにしていかなければならない。

(From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Nov. 13, 2010)
（2010年11月13日00時55分 読売新聞）

ビルマ時間夕方の５時アウンサンスーチーさん解放です。
うれしくて涙が出ました。
スーチーさん解放直後の言葉です。
"There is a time to be quiet and a time to talk. People must work in unison. Only then can we achieve our goal," she told the crowd.
あまり騒ぎ立てるのではなくて静かに対話しましょう。団結が必要です。そうすることによってのみ目標を達成できるのです。スーチーさんは集まった人々におだやかに話しかけた。(ｔｒａｎｓ. ｂｙ ｓｒａｃｈａｉ)
（スラチャイ記）

 

cite from BBC News,

13 November 2010 Last updated at 11:34 GMT

Burma releases Aung San Suu Kyi

The military authorities in Burma have released the pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.

She has appeared in front of a crowd of her supporters who rushed to her house in Rangoon when nearby barricades were removed by the security forces.

The Nobel Peace Prize winner has been detained for 15 of the past 21 years.

Earlier, Ms Suu Kyi's lawyer warned that she was highly unlikely to accept a conditional release if it excluded her from political activity.

The government has restricted her travel and freedom to associate during previous brief spells of liberty, and demanded she quit politics.

She was originally due to be released from house arrest last year, but a case involving an American who swam across Inya Lake to her home, claiming he was on a mission to save her, prompted the latest detention.

Last Sunday, the political party supported by the military government won the country's first election in 20 years. The ballot was widely condemned.

'Work together'
 
Since Saturday morning, crowds of people had been waiting anxiously for news of Ms Suu Kyi's fate near her home and the headquarters of her now-banned National League for Democracy (NLD) party. Many wore T-shirts sporting the slogans "We stand with Aung San Suu Kyi".

By late afternoon, a stand-off had developed between armed riot police and several hundred people who had gathered on the other side of the security barricade blocking the road leading to her lakeside home. Some of them later sat down in the road in an act of defiance.

As tensions rose, reports came in at about 1700 (1030 GMT) that the security forces had started removing the barricade.

Soon after, official cars were seen entering the compound, and unnamed officials then said that the release order had been read to Ms Suu Kyi.

Hundreds of people then surged forward and rushed towards her home to greet her.

Ms Suu Kyi then appeared on a platform at the gate of her compound, wearing a traditional lilac dress. The crowd chanted, cheered and sang the national anthem.

"There is a time to be quiet and a time to talk. People must work in unison. Only then can we achieve our goal," she told the crowd.

She then returned inside her home along with senior NLD officials.

Her lawyer, Nyan Win, earlier said that if she was freed without conditions, she would meet with the NLD's central committee, members of the media and the public once she was freed.

He noted that after earlier detentions, she always visited the Shwedagon pagoda, one of the most sacred sites in Burma.

Ms Suu Kyi will address her supporters at the NLD's headquarters at noon Saturday, party officials said.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron said her release had been "long overdue", describing her detention had been a "travesty".

"Aung San Suu Kyi is an inspiration for all of us who believe in freedom of speech, democracy and human rights."

Elections criticised
 
The decision by Burma's ruling generals to release Ms Suu Kyi follows the elections on Sunday.

Earlier this week, state media announced that partial results showed that the biggest military-backed party, the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), had secured a majority in both houses of parliament.

The USDP had won 190 of the 219 seats so far declared in the 330-seat lower House of Representatives, and 95 of 107 seats in the 168-seat upper House of Nationalities, the reports said.

Those elected included the leader of the USDP, Prime Minister Thein Sein, who retired from the military as a general in April to stand.

The junta has said the election marks the transition from military rule to a civilian democracy, but the opposition, many Western governments and human rights groups have said the election was neither free nor fair.

The NLD - which won the last election in 1990 but was never allowed to take power - was ordered to dissolve after refusing to take part.

A quarter of seats in the two new chambers of parliament will be reserved for the military. Any constitutional change will require a majority of more than 75% - meaning that the military will retain a casting vote.

アウンサンスーチーさんのｔｗｉｔｔｅｒ投稿は１０月２７日以降途絶えていましたが、昨日投稿がありました。
ビルマ軍事政権のタンシュエ議長はスーチーさんの自宅軟禁解除命令に署名しました。
今日はうれしい土曜日になりますね。
ビルマのアウンサンスーチーさんは今日２０年あまりの自宅軟禁から解放されます。
バンコクで待機している息子さんも恐らく月曜日にはビルマ入国を許されると思います。
まるで自分のことのようにうれしいです。
（スラチャイ記）

Plaid_SuuKyi Burma generals have signed my release order! My detention is suppose to end on Saturday. http://bbc.in/9Iu3YF
about 10 hours ago via web
ビルマ軍事政権のタンシュエ議長はスーチーさんの自宅軟禁解除命令に署名。土曜日には晴れて自由の身になれます。

返信しておきました。
Plaid_Srachai I’m very happy to know that Burma generals have signed the order to release @Plaid_SuuKyi. I hope you will be reunited with your son in BKK
less than 5 seconds ago via web
うれしいです。息子さんと再会できますようにお祈りいたします。

2010/11/12
--The Asahi Shimbun, Nov. 11
EDITORIAL: Leak of trawler footage
海保ビデオ―独断公開が投じた課題

A Japan Coast Guard officer of the 5th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters in Kobe told his superior he leaked the video footage of the Chinese trawler off the Senkaku Islands that was posted on YouTube. Investigators are looking into the case as a possible violation of the National Civil Service Law.
　尖閣沖の中国漁船の映像は自分が流出させた、と神戸海上保安部の保安官が上司に申し出た。捜査当局は国家公務員法違反の疑いで調べている。

Views are divided over the video. Some criticize the government for deciding not to disclose it while others show understanding.
　ビデオの取り扱いをめぐっては、非公開を決めた政府を批判する声と、理解を示す声との双方がある。

But if a government employee is allowed to render meaningless a high-level government decision concerning diplomatic relations at his own discretion, the administration would come to a standstill.
だからといって、現時点での外交関係を踏まえた政府の高度な判断を、一職員が独自の考えで無意味なものにしてしまっては、行政は立ちゆかない。

All we know at this moment are fragmentary details about the confession. How and why the leakage occurred and the motive and background of the incident are unclear.
　まだ供述の断片しか伝えられず、詳しい経緯や動機、背後関係などもはっきりしない。

There are also various views about whether the video in question constitutes confidential information that needs to be protected at the cost of imposing criminal punishment. We need to calmly keep an eye on the progress of the investigation.
問題の映像が刑事罰を科してまで守るべき秘密であるかどうかに関しても、様々な意見がある。捜査の行方を冷静に見守る必要がある。

How should we think about secrets kept by the government and the public to whom they essentially belong as sovereign members of the nation? This is a problem that has been debated for some time. However, the situation has drastically changed with the spread of the Internet that virtually anyone can use.
　政府が保有する秘密と、主権者としてその情報の本来の所有者である国民との関係をどう考えるか。かねて議論されてきた問題だが、インターネットが広まり、だれもが利用できる時代を迎え、局面は大きく変わった。

Up to now, the power to send information to society has been more or less limited to a small number of media organizations. The media were able to advocate freedom of expression and the press because they served the public's right to know and contributed to the advancement of democratic society. In return, the media also shouldered their share of responsibility.
　これまでは社会に情報を発信する力は少数のマスメディアにほぼ限定されていた。メディアが表現の自由や報道の自由を主張できるのは、国民の「知る権利」に奉仕して民主主義社会を発展させるためとされ、その裏返しとしてメディアも相応の責務を負った。

The media are expected to look into information to discern whether it is true or false and whether its contents and nature are worthy of reporting. They are required to use socially acceptable methods to gather information and protect their sources. They must also accept criminal and civil responsibility not to mention criticism by the government at the time.
　情報の真偽に迫り、報道に値する内容と性格を備えたものかどうかを見極める。世の中に認められる取材手法をとり、情報源を守る。時の政権からの批判は言うまでもなく、刑事上、民事上の責任も引き受ける――。

However, with the development of the Internet, the media are no longer in a position to exclusively transmit and disseminate information.
　だが、ネットの発達によりマスメディアが発信を独占する状況は崩れた。

The wide spread of information has given rise to more opportunities for the public to engage in discussions and make decisions. While there are positive aspects, the behavior of a single person could undermine the safety of society and the wealth and lives of the people. We are living in a difficult age.
　情報が広く流通し、それに基づいて国民が討論して決める機会が増える。そんな積極的な側面がある一方で、一人の行動によって社会の安全や国民の生命・財産が危機に陥りかねない。難しい時代に私たちは生きている。

Each of us needs to recognize this situation as our own problem. To what extent should the government publicly release the large volume of information it has? Which information should be kept confidential and what responsibility must the sender of information shoulder? A serious debate is needed.
　この状況を国民一人ひとりが自分の問題として認識し、政府が持つ膨大な情報をどこまで公開し、どこを秘匿するか、発信する側はどんな責任を負うのか、絶えざる議論が必要になる。

Should information be kept confidential or not? It is difficult to draw a clear line. There is no other way than to carefully examine the contents of information, weigh the advantages and losses of the public and make a decision at each juncture. From now on, a tense struggle between political and bureaucratic authorities, which tend to keep information to themselves, and the public, which calls for freedom of information, is expected to intensify.
　秘密とすべきものか、明快な一線を引くのは難しい。情報の内容を精査して、国民が得る利益と損失を測り、そのつど判断するしかない。秘匿に傾く政治権力や官僚機構と、公開を求める国民との間に緊張をはらむ攻防がこれまで以上に生じることになるだろう。

Even amid such a fierce battle, it is said that publicizing as much information as possible and developing debate strengthens democracy. We want society to share this basic direction.
　そのせめぎ合いの中でも、情報をできる限り公にして議論に付すことが民主主義を強めていくという、基本的な方向を社会で共有したい。

In response to the situation, the government decided to set up a committee to discuss information management. While we do not deny that such discussions should be held, we need to firmly keep an eye on the government's moves so that freedom of expression would not be threatened.
　事態を受けて政府は、情報管理のありようを検討する委員会を設けることを決めた。検討を否定するものではないが、築いてきた表現の自由が脅かされることのないよう、政府の動きにしっかり目を光らせる必要がある。