Since the FBC was led by senior graduate students and those who understood Western norms, the FBC's tactics were always in resonance wuth the practices accepted by it's support organizations. The FBC had always tried to present itself as a nonviolent organiztion and it's member always avoided activities that might make them come across terrorists. The ABSDF,by contrast, although it portrayed itself as a democratic organization, actively engaged in armed struggle and was often accused of human rights violations. As a result, it began losing the the support of NGOs. And because most of it's military operations ended in failure, it became increasingly difficult for the ABSDF to sustain the morale of it's member. ABSDF leaders devoted more energy to the organization's internal power struggles than to convincing member that their goal of bringing down the military government was still attainable. In other words, the ABSDF leadership failed to develop a consistent agency frame. Consequently, a number of member left the organization to resettle in North America, Europe, and Australia. As a result, the ABSDF's membership shrank from over ten thousand in 1989 to about three hundred in 2004 Zinterview with a leading ABSDF member, January 2004)