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Sen. Jim Webb: Op-Ed “We Can’t Afford to Ignore Myanmar”
By JIM WEBB EIGHT years ago I visited Myanmar as a private citizen, traveling freely in the capital city of Yangon and around the countryside. This lush, breathtakingly beautiful nation was even then showing the strain of its severance from the outside world. I was a guest of an American businessman, and I understood the [...]
China Still Getting In The Way
Respect Myanmar sovereignty, China says after trial Wed Aug 12, 2009 3:05am EDT BEIJING (Reuters) – The world should respect Myanmar’s judicial sovereignty following the sentencing of Aung San Suu Kyi to 18 months in detention, China said on Wednesday, suggesting Beijing would not back U.N. action against the country. A court in Yangon handed [...]
Burma Getting Nuclear Weapons?
Source: Burma Calls for Nukes, N. Korea Answers Tuesday , July 21, 2009 SEOUL, South Korea — The recent aborted voyage of a North Korean ship, photographs of massive tunnels and a top secret meeting have raised alarm bells that one of the world’s poorest nations may be aspiring to join the nuclear club — [...]
