Burma Releases Nobel Laureate Suu Kyi After 15 Years Of House Arrest

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Burma Releases Nobel Laureate Suu Kyi After 15 Years Of House Arrest

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November 13, 2010 06:00 PM
Burma Releases Nobel Laureate Suu Kyi After 15 Years Of House Arrest
By Nicole Belle

http://crooksandliars.com/nicole-belle/burma-releases-nobel-laureate-suu-kyi

After fifteen years of house arrest, Burma has released Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, an outspoken proponent against the military dictatorship that has subjugated her country.

Appearing outside her home in Rangoon, Ms Suu Kyi told thousands of jubilant supporters they had to "work in unison" to achieve their goals.

The Nobel Peace Prize winner has been detained for 15 of the past 21 years. It is not yet clear if any conditions have been placed on her release.

US President Barack Obama welcomed her release as "long overdue".

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Ms Suu Kyi was an "inspiration", and called on Burma to free all its remaining political prisoners.

The decision to free 65-year-old Ms Suu Kyi comes six days after the political party supported by the military government won the country's first election in 20 years. The ballot was widely condemned as a sham.

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Webster Green

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Sat Nov-13-10 10:23 PM
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1. She is so brave!

I'm glad she is finally free (to whatever extent she is free). :thumbsup:

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Sat Nov-13-10 11:38 PM
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2. Well it looks like she can't get out of her house.

Seriously this is a great day for the international human rights community. About a year ago I stood in the Rose Bowl and heard U2 sing "Walk On" their tribute to to Suu Kyi. I wept as the Amnesty International volunteers came out as I still do today viewing the video. I also felt so happy to hear Bishop Tutu address the crowd after I had come back from a meeting I had organized to bring our different communities together. I felt he was talking to me.

Here it is .... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgqP7VWTLMI

You can see me... I am near the sound mixing platform.... OK I am a blur because this is not the HD version. I'm the Irish looking guy. It's LA County we are only 6.5% I should be easy to pick out.

This cause is near and dear to my heart because 13% of LA is Asian and my sweetheart is Asian. You don't know what its like till you go to the Asian third world what it is like and what these RWs want to turn this country into.

I am so happy today.

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