Twin Crusade - Burma

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January 2000
We go in search of the baby faced and battle hardened child generals of the Karen guerrillas.

Twins Luther and Johnny Htoo stand amidst their child fighters and make faces at the camera. Luther's eyes roll as he sucks on a fat cigarette, Johnny smiles and pokes out his tongue. Last month's hostage crisis in the Thai hospital at Ratchaburi brought the world's attention to the God's Army. These twelve-year-old twins hit the headlines as the masterminds behind this and an earlier hostage incident at the Burmese Embassy. New pictures and footage of the boys provides an eerie glimpse into their crusade. For their dedicated followers they are divinely inspired leaders with the protection of an invisible horde of Karen warriors. "When they were born the sound of crowds was heard... when people went to look there were no footprints," reports Sister Roberts, an American nun who has counselled and watched the boys for the last 3 years. The twins lead with the Bible, reciting their favourite passages as an ideological platform. When in battle they talk like adults and are deeply respected. But just how long can their rag-tag band of 200 youths survive the combined roth of the Thai and Burmese military? We reveal that the twins may have escaped a recent Burmese army assault although their current whereabouts is unknown.

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: September 26, 2007 at 9:22 am
Author: journeymanpictures

Length: 00:17:34
Rating: 4.68
Views: 36628

Tags: Burma twin child general soldier smoking God's army Karen guerrillas hostage crisis Ratchaburi journeyman pictures

Video Comments:
cloud9ster (January 7, 2009 at 12:47 pm)
is it something like israel and palestine ??
KhmerSerey1 (January 7, 2009 at 1:13 am)
I believe in God,who is for me spirit,love,the principle of all things.I believe that god is in me,as i am in him.I believe the true welfare of man consists in fulfilling the will of God,I believe that from the fulfillment of the will of God there can follow nothing but that which is good for me and for all men.
Ibalon2012 (January 5, 2009 at 10:39 pm)
who is supplying them with the armalite,,,some people cant afford them ,and food at the same time
YaEhTinOo (December 30, 2008 at 7:43 am)
and they believe in GOD
YaEhTinOo (December 30, 2008 at 7:42 am)
its KAREN people... not karene...... and they should be blessed.... i am a karen...... they are good for our people.
phonemyathlaing (December 30, 2008 at 4:30 am)
oh! God!
I don't want to ce anymore child like these twins who was grown up in hates, revenge, poverty,losing their homes, parents, families and let them play with the guns.
God bless both of U, Luther and Johnny.
God bless U Karene people.
uknighter (December 18, 2008 at 9:09 am)
Well there are a lot of other things that are gonna kill you out there before smoking does
aidalmohammad (December 15, 2008 at 5:28 pm)
are they Muslim or Christian?
TheTemplar17 (December 19, 2008 at 2:36 am)
y does it matter a soul is still a soul
hsaingksai (December 5, 2008 at 12:52 pm)
I HOPE THERE ARE SAFE.