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Thursday, February 07, 2019
My article from 2012--warning not to lift sanctions on Burma too soon.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Kyi+May+Kaung+images&tbm=isch&source=univ&client=firefox-b-1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi91r3zsKrgAhXRnuAKHcboCvgQsAR6BAgAEAE&biw=672&bih=319
It's not me in the picture, but maybe the EU Foreign Minister.
kmk
Much to read from the Atlantic--incld--Friday Night Massacre.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/cq-brown-and-friday-night-massacre/681803/
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https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=Famous+Chinese+tenors#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:12005ab7,vid:_d4ap5I_tmk,st:0
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https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/myanmars-crisis-the-world/us-sanctions-myanmar-and-russia-firms-arming-junta.html