Burma General to Meet Opposition Leader

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Burma General to Meet Opposition Leader

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Burma’s top military general has agreed to meet with imprisoned opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, provided she drops her “attitude” and meets other conditions. Meanwhile, the government says it has arrested 2,093 protesters and bystanders (Burmese law prohibits gatherings of five or more), while the BBC puts the figure closer to 10,000.

BBC:

Burma’s military leader, Gen Than Shwe, has agreed in principle to meet the detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, state media has reported.

In return she must drop her support for international sanctions and abandon her confrontational attitude, it said.

It is the first time during his 15-year rule that Gen Shwe has indicated he may be ready for dialogue with Suu Kyi.

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By Douglas Chalmers, October 5, 2007 at 7:27 am Link to this comment

Whose “confrontational attitude”, then???

“...on Thursday, the body of Japanese reporter Kenji Nagai killed during the demonstrations in Rangoon arrived home…... Japanese officials say he was shot at close range, contradicting earlier claims by the Burmese authorities that he was hit accidentally by a stray bullet….” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUUQi1ooEAs

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By Douglas Chalmers, October 5, 2007 at 7:22 am Link to this comment

How can a person with no principles “agree in principle”??? That’s all one coan expect from the regime’s pigs. Watch them play - “Fatty Ma…Than Shwe’s daughter wedding” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6YPsycc6Lc By the way, the diamonds were said to be REAL!

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By QuyTran, October 4, 2007 at 4:51 pm Link to this comment

This will be a dialogue with stone wall !

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