The Johns Hopkins SAIS hosted a Burma forum last week ( Oct. 30, 2009 ) in Washington, DC. Big players and experts - Dr. Ibrahim Gambari, Ambassador Scot Marciel, Dr. Andrew Selth were all talking heads. The event also flew in Dr. Khin Zaw Win and many other activists... even heard Dr. Zarni was in town. Event sponsors were the Konrad Adenauer Foundation USA, Henry Luce Foundation, CNA, Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies, Brookings Institution. Dr. David Steinberg was there too, and if you know Dr. Steinberg, then you know this event was all about how to engage Myanmar.
And in today's news, Kurt Campbell, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs was in Yangon meeting with Suu Kyi in a public place and with photo ops too. Weird she didnt say anything. Did she even open her mouth to smile ?
Is everyone really buying into this ruse from the junta ? Is everyone really going to just watch on for the 2010 election ? Do you really think Suu Kyi will ever be free ? I guess history will decide. Where's Rep. Dana Rohrabacher when you need him ?
( Taylor Swift has nothing to do with this story but she's so purdee...)
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