Laura Bush: Burma has 'days' to act
By David Jackson, USA TODAY
"WASHINGTON — First lady Laura Bush said Tuesday that her husband's administration is prepared to slap additional sanctions on Burma's military government if it does not start moving toward democracy "within the next couple of days."
Bush said she also conferred with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon on the Burmese junta's plans for talks with imprisoned democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
The first lady's outspoken activism on Burma, including calls for the removal of Gen. Than Shwe and his regime, is a departure from her low-key work on other human rights issues around the world.
Since President Bush took office in 2001, the former teacher and librarian has been more vocal on reading and literacy, not foreign policy."
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"WASHINGTON — First lady Laura Bush said Tuesday that her husband's administration is prepared to slap additional sanctions on Burma's military government if it does not start moving toward democracy "within the next couple of days."
Bush said she also conferred with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon on the Burmese junta's plans for talks with imprisoned democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
The first lady's outspoken activism on Burma, including calls for the removal of Gen. Than Shwe and his regime, is a departure from her low-key work on other human rights issues around the world.
Since President Bush took office in 2001, the former teacher and librarian has been more vocal on reading and literacy, not foreign policy."
>> read the whole article in USA Today <<
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