Friday, July 23, 2010

Fomer UN Rapporteur Sergio Pinhiero on how to deal with Burmese junta --

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/22/AR2010072204866.html

Failure of Obama's Policy on Engagement in Burma.

Note: Pinhiero was UN Human Rights Rapporteur to Burma from 2001 to 2008.

His visit to Insein Prison where junta tried to hoodwink him is described in NLD U Win Tin recently published prison memoir. On one occasion he found a bug (listening device) under the table and left in protest.

Kyi May Kaung

Old ship USS Lincoln sails past Singapore as it leaves Middle East after 9 month deployment/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/uss-abraham-lincoln-singapore-middle-east-deplomyment/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us