Aung San Suu Kyi walks free

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  1. The Great Khan

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    Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi finally walked to freedom today amid massive cheers from elated supporters who flooded the streets outside her home in Burma.

    The Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who has been detained for 15 of the past 21 years, was greeted by jubilant crowds who had gathered in Rangoon in anticipation of her release.

    http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/aung-san-suu-kyi-walks-free-2133170.html

    Glad to see her free at last and hope she stays free although knowing the Junta in Burma they will probably have her locked up again soon. There should be much harder pressure applied to Burma to get free elections there but I suppose them being friends with China that is not going to happen, this is a shame because the Burmese people deserve better..I hope they can rise up and overthrow the guys who run the country, it has been too long.

    The companies who invest in Burma should be shamed in the media everyday to get the message across that it is not right, if their profits dropped drastically then they would leave the place, not like the Burmese get anything out of them being there.

    I saw a guy standing outside a Total petrol station protesting against then investing there a few months ago, good on him..shame that people ignored him and went and got their fuel anyway..anyway do not buy your petrol from Total..that is something everyone can do..
     
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    I will add my voice to those whom are happy to see the release of Aung San Suu Ky. However, would add this cautionary note when it comes to democracy:

    Be careful what you wish for, you may get it.
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    The cheeseburger lovin' fat bastard American saved this freedom cherishing woman.

    The Myanmar junta realized that if some eccentric American, working in Walmart somewhere in central Utah, cared enough about this poor woman to swim a guarded moat and risk his life... well, heck...

    Meanwhile the European wimps and Brittle hand-wringers sit on the sidelines and fret.

    I can't decide whether to lament the Myanmar government or Europeans as a whole.
     
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    Great piece of news. She's very charismatic. I wish it all ended the Nelson Mandela way, but it's highly unlikely.
    BTW why is Kyi pronounced as Chi?
     
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    And Euro idiots have done nothing over 20 years!

    Why can't they gather up the resolve to do anything to free this woman?

    Absolute wimps. Their inacrion is a disgrace! The UN should take action against these European wank stains!

    If there's a oil deal involved, Brit Cameron and butt-plug Klegg need to be tried as war criminals!

    This is OUTRAGEOUS!
     
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    I believe it is pronounced key..
     
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    Doug_yvr Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    This is great news and the beginning of the end for the Junta depending on how she plays her hand. As mentioned above she's very popular - on par with the respect and admiration Mandela enjoyed in South Africa.

    I spent a few weeks in Burma a few years ago and it's an amazing country with wonderful people. It's got beautiful scenery, great natural resources and an industrious and resourceful population. If they can get their politics fixed they'd be quite a successful South East Asian country on par with Vietnam or Thailand.

    The dilemma the generals face is that they're mostly mass murderers who've ordered the army to open fire on civilians and even monks. They've engaged in ethnic cleansing of entire villages in the north-east of the country out of public view. So don't expect an easy transition especially while Than Shwe and his lot are still alive and wanting to avoid life in prison.
     
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    if she stayed in 2 more days I would've won 50 bucks, (*)(*)(*)(*)it!
     
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    the machine rages New Member

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    Excellent news indeed. We can now expect the proliferation of burger joints, fashion stores, casino's, strip joints, sweat shops, whore houses and floods of Western tourists.
     
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    Thank you very much for the link, windparadox.
    The explanation is somewhat discrepant, though.
     
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    Myanmar's Suu Kyi takes oath of office...

    Myanmar begins new era as Suu Kyi joins parliament
    Tuesday, May 1, 2012 — Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was sworn in to Myanmar's military-backed parliament Wednesday, taking public office for the first time since launching her struggle against authoritarian rule nearly a quarter century ago.
     

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