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DISGRASIAN OF THE WEAK! Myanmar’s Military Junta

August 14th, 2009 | 0 comments | Posted by Diana


A court in Burma sentenced pro-democracy opposition leader and Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to an additional 18 months of house arrest (dialed down from a sentence of 3 years hard labor) earlier this week, for violating the terms of her original house arrest agreement. The violation occured when 53-year-old American John Yettaw swam uninvited across a lake to her villa, in attempt to “save” her from assassination–he has since been slapped with seven years of prison and hard labor for “breaching the rules of her house arrest and for violations of immigration law and local ordinances.”

Sadly, despite her lack of volition in the incident, Suu Kyi is still paying the price for Yettaw’s white knight moment.

We think the statement from President Obama says it best:

“The conviction and sentencing of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi today on charges related to an uninvited intrusion into her home violate universal principles of human rights, run counter to Burma’s commitments under the ASEAN charter, and demonstrate continued disregard for UN Security Council statements. I join the international community in calling for Aung San Suu Kyi’s immediate unconditional release.

Today’s unjust decision reminds us of the thousands of other political prisoners in Burma who, like Aung San Suu Kyi, have been denied their liberty because of their pursuit of a government that respects the will, rights, and aspirations of all Burmese citizens…”

But we are perhaps most encouraged by one particular voice of condemnation, which spoke loudly against the conviction from a tour through Africa:

“[Suu Kyi] should not have been tried and she should not have been convicted.”

…and we encourage the junta to take Sec. Clinton’s firm words to heart. Our advice to those assholes—don’t keep this bitch mad for long. Rest assured that she can and will fuck your shit up. And we certainly hope she does.

[Boston Globe: Nobel Peace Laureate Sentenced in Burma]
[TWH: Statement by the President on Aung San Suu Kyi’s conviction and sentencing ]

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Thanks, Cindy and Dave!

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BIRTHDAY CELEBRASIAN!

June 18th, 2009 | 0 comments | Posted by Jen

People have been lighting candles lately for Burmese pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi, who turns 64 on Friday, but, sadly, they haven’t been birthday candles. Because Suu Kyi, who has spent 13 of the last 19 years under house arrest, should have been freed by now. But in May, the Myanmar government found yet another bullshit reason to keep her captive, and presently, she’s on trial for “subversion.”


Show your support for Suu Kyi at 64forsuu.com. Leave a 64-word message for her by her birthday tomorrow, and help give her the birthday wish she so deserves.

[64forsuu.com]

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BIRTHDAY CELEBRASIAN!

June 19th, 2008 | 0 comments | Posted by Jen


Happy 63rd birthday to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi! You have endured 12 years of unlawful house arrest, so we wish you freedom. Freedom for you and the Burmese people who, like you, are heroically surviving in spite of it all.

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BIRTHDAY CELEBRASIAN!

July 26th, 2007 | 0 comments | Posted by Diana

Happy 34th Birthday, Kate Beckinsale! May your many talents continue to bring you success, and your English/Burmese genes mystify the eyes of humans across the world for generations.

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Disgrambo

May 23rd, 2007 | 0 comments | Posted by Jen

The bad news about forthcoming Rambo 4, which is set in Thailand and Burma, is that it appears from this trailer there are no actual Thai or Burmese characters in the quadru-quel.

The good news? All of the speechless, gruntin’, rapin’, torturin’, genocidin’ yellow extras in the movie get their asses blasted to bits!

An inventory of the ways Rambo can kill the yellow man:

1) beheading
2) blowing up his head like a melon with a heavy machine gun at close range
3) manually ripping out his throat
4) evisceration!

This is a family movie if I ever saw one!

“Wun yer pussed, kiing is easy uz breezing”

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