"By all appearances, Wirathu seems an unlikely leader of sectarian violence. He speaks in soft, measured tones, clasping his hands thoughtfully. Like all Burmese Buddhist monks, his head is shaved and he is draped in a simple saffron robe. He teaches at a quiet and dimly lit monastery in Mandalay where monks kneel in study or prayer and flowers and images of religious figures decorate the walls. It’s every bit the Western stereotype of Buddhist tranquility." - Washington Post
He is the leader of the attacks upon the Muslims of Burma with his 'Saffron' mobs that regularly take to the streets to persecute the Muslims or organise events that are only aimed to foment violence.
“If we do not protect our own people we will become weak, and we will face more mass killings of this kind when they (the Muslims) grow to outnumber us.” - Wirathu speaking to BBC.
“Muslims are only well behaved when they are weak,” he adds, contemplating another poster. “When they are strong they are like a wolf or a jackal, in large packs they hunt down other animals.”
"Despite the fact that many Rohingya have been in the country for generations, the Burmese government considers them illegal immigrants from Bangladesh — sectarians like Wirathu often refer to them derogatorily as “Bengalis.” The Rohingya have been denied Burmese citizenship since 1982." - Washington Post
The most interesting point to note is that pro-American democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi has offered only muted criticism of the violence perpetrated by the Saffron mobs
Wirathu, also known as the "Buddhist Bin Laden," led Aung San Suu Kyi's "Saffron Revolution" in 2007 and his followers regularly fill the ranks of street mobs organized in support of her political party, the National League for Democracy (NLD). Both Suu Kyi's NLD and her "Saffron" mobs, are fully funded, backed, protected by, and in absolute servile obedience to both US and British special interests.
A 2006 36-page document out of the "Burma Campaign UK" explicitly details the enormous amount of money and resources both the US government and its corporate-funded foundations have poured into Suu Kyi's image and her "movement."
The most telling information begins on page 14 of 36 of the report's PDF file. Titled, "Failing the People of Burma?" the report enumerates the vast resources the West has invested in building a "pro-democracy" movement, and argues that even more support be given to initiate a "transition" in Myanmar. - LandDestroyer
The report details the specifics of each organisation involved including the NED (National Endowment for Democracy), US State Department-run Radio Free Asia (RFA),Voice of America (VOA), George Soros Foundation 'Open Society' and many more US funded and led organisations.
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