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Embracing Burma's Generals (online.wsj.com)

Burma's ruling junta is killing ethnic minorities, preparing a sham election and possibly cooperating with North Korea on a nuclear program. So what better time for the United States to elevate talks... More

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Submitted 5 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

Burma's generals go too far (www.postandcourier.com)

The fear with which Burma's powerful ruling military junta regards one courageous 62-year-old woman is something to see. That fear could be its undoing.

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Submitted 6 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

US Secretary of State ties foreign policy to outcome of Suu Kyi trial. (www.npr.org)

Hillary Clinton said an Obama administration policy review on Myanmar is on hold pending the outcome of the trial of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who is accused of violating the terms of her... More

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Submitted 8 months ago by backhandpath | 0 Comments |

Burma suspected of forming nuclear link with North Korea (www.guardian.co.uk)

Hillary Clinton today expressed concern over military links between North Korea and Burma, after evidence emerged that the Burmese junta may be trying to acquire nuclear technology from Pyongyang.

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Submitted 8 months ago by backhandpath | 0 Comments |

3,000 villagers flee Myanmar shelling (www.google.com)

More than 3,000 ethnic Karen villagers have fled into Thailand as Myanmar troops shelled near a camp where they were sheltering, one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade,... More

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Submitted 9 months ago by backhandpath | 0 Comments |

Myanmar’s Trade Ties Let Junta Ignore Democracy Calls (www.bloomberg.com)

Forget Suu Kyi, Myanmar's Gas Reservoir Gives Junta Free Pass on Democracy

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Submitted 9 months ago by backhandpath | 0 Comments |

Obama, Burmese Monks Call For Release Of Aung San Suu Kyi (www.huffingtonpost.com)

The monks, who fled Burma (also known as Myanmar) after a government crackdown on protesters and were resettled in upstate New York as refugees, said there have been no significant protests inside... More

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Submitted 9 months ago by backhandpath | 0 Comments |

Obama calls for Suu Kyi release (news.bbc.co.uk)

US President Barack Obama has called for the "immediate and unconditional" release of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

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Submitted 9 months ago by backhandpath | 0 Comments |