Aung Suu Kyi facing another 7 years in jail

[Clanrickard]

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/.../breaking1.htm

This wonderful dignified and very brave woamn is facing 7 years in jail after an American (whom she didn't invite) entered her compound where she was under house arrest. (irish Times link above) The Burmese junta is one of the most brutal regimes on the planet yet it commands very little media attention especially when contrasted with the extensive coverage given to other sexier conflicts. If ever Obama could chalk up easy brownie points, taking out this odious regime by force as the head of an international coalition would be it.

[iartaoiseach]

Isn't it such a coincidence that every time her house arrest is almost up along comes a new charge. the unwillingness of the UN to intervene was exposed after the typhoon in Burma. The chinese in particular seem to be propping up the junta.

[Clanrickard]

Isn't it such a coincidence that every time her house arrest is almost up along comes a new charge. the unwillingness of the UN to intervene was exposed after the typhoon in Burma. The chinese in particular seem to be propping up the junta.

The UN is a toothless talking shop and nowhere does this stand out more than Burma. The Chinese have shown how odious their lot are by stymieing any effort to remove these guys from office. Like I said only a foreign intervention force will work.

[lostexpectation]

who is this guy that swam over to her house/jail?

[Christine Murray]

Nobel Women?s Initiative - Aung San Suu Kyi | Nobel Women's Initiative

This is her bio page with the Nobel Women's Initiative, at the bottom of the page there is a link for actions in support of her.

She is an honorary member of the group who press-released from Guatemala in the last few days :

Nobel Women?s Initiative - Articles | Nobel Women's Initiative

[iartaoiseach]

The UN is a toothless talking shop and nowhere does this stand out more than Burma. The Chinese have shown how odious their lot are by stymieing any effort to remove these guys from office. Like I said only a foreign intervention force will work.

dead right re the UN. UN is a contradiction in terms. there can't be unity when member states are so single minded in the pursuit of their own selfish interests a la the US, Russia, China or whoever, especially when these countries have the power of veto over any proposal. almost every worthwhile proposal is guaranteed to be shot down by one of the powerful nations while at the same time these same countries take unilateral action when and where it suits their interests. All the UN seem capable of doing is wishful thinking with the secretary general leading the pleading and praying without being able or willing to actually do anything to put pressure on the likes of the burmese junta, Mugabe etc.

[Christine Murray]

Aung San Suu Kyi taken to jail to face trial - Telegraph

Telegraph Coverage.

[Christine Murray]

She is being held at lnsein: an action alert has gone up on the burma/myanmar pages @ IFEX

[Tommy Tayto]

That yank must have known what he was doing. Even though she told him to frigg off, he stuck around for 2 nights. Talk about a rude house guest.

[Christine Murray]

The Telegraph link above has more details on the arrests and lnsein prison.