BANGKOK - .... Two days into his ninth trip to Asia, Bush divided his time yesterday between South Korea and Thailand, two of the region's closest allies with the United States. He spent the first part of the day in Seoul, where he held meetings and ate a lunch of American beef filet and Korean short ribs with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak.
Well, I'm just tickled that the old boy is eating good.
After a quick trip to rally with troops at the US Army Garrison-Yongsan, Bush flew to Thailand, where he held talks yesterday evening with Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej. Bush is also planning to highlight the cause of freedom in Burma on this trip; he plans to meet with Burmese dissidents today, while Laura Bush will visit a camp for about 38,000 refugees who have fled the country's military dictatorship.
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Yeah, yeah, flog the Burmese again.
Hey, we's AmeriKa and WE'S TORTURE!!!!
And well, well, well, speak of the very devils....
BANGKOK - .... A small group of activist exiles who are scheduled to meet here with President Bush, who has given his backing to what has so far been an unsuccessful struggle for democracy in Burma.Bush, democracy -- the two words don't belong in the same sentence.
The military junta that seized power in 1988 has only tightened its grip since then, locking up opponents and hunkering down in the face of criticisms and sanctions from the West. The pro-democracy leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, has been under house arrest for 12 of the past 18 years.
You mean, CIA Kyi?
The junta violently suppressed a peaceful uprising led by monks in September and restricted foreign aid to victims after a cyclone in May.
Why does the media have to keep lying about everything?
Read: Burma Not So Bad
The generals have demonstrated that they will take whatever steps are needed to retain power.
Well, with the CIA trying to displace you at every turn, WTF?
Wouldn't you protect yourself, readers?
How about looking inward at the martial law police state that has been constructed here, MSM?
Since the September crackdown on monks, Bush has tightened economic restrictions on Burma. But some dissidents say the restrictions, along with harsh criticism of the junta, have added to a wall of hostility between the nations that limits Washington's influence.
I don't approve of beating monks, but notice how the agenda-pushing MSM flogs it?
This is the message that Aung Naing Oo, another former student leader, hopes to bring to Bush.
In the few minutes he may have to speak with the president, Aung Naing Oo said, he will urge the United States to move beyond its "ethical policy" of supporting human rights and begin pragmatically to engage the ruling generals."Say what? This guy talk? When there are drug routes to control?
As for the human rights, you can't be talking about AmeriKa?
We's torture!!!!
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