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Happy Birthday Aung San Suu Kyi

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JessM Tue 19-Jun-12 17:30:03

Celebrating her 67th, by making her Nobel Peace Prize speech in Oslo. And visiting her old Oxford College. So sad that her husband is not still around to appreciate this moment. She met Dave Lee Travis today whose World Service programme helped to cheer her up in her long years of house arrest. smile
Huge respect to her - she is a worthy successor to Mandela.

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j04 Wed 20-Jun-12 11:41:16

Not ignored her.

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JessM Wed 20-Jun-12 12:18:56

She has close links with UK because she studied at Oxford, married a British man and had 2 sons here.
Please feel welcome j to start any threads about which you feel strongly.
ASSK has, like Mandela, spent half her life under a form of detention because she stuck to her principles and what she felt was her primary duty. There were times when she could have given in and shipped out back to her family.
I don't think either Mandela or ASSK are prominent because they are good looking.

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j04 Wed 20-Jun-12 12:32:35

I nearly started a thread about Chen Guangcheng but didn't think there would be much interest.

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absentgrana Wed 20-Jun-12 14:41:05

JessM There is a difference about her detention and Mandela's; she wasn't a bomb maker.

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JessM Wed 20-Jun-12 18:15:32

Would you like to expand absent ?

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Annobel Wed 20-Jun-12 18:44:09

That's true, absent. Mandela was never classified as a prisoner of conscience because he either sanctioned or initiated acts of sabotage although he never approved the taking of life. ASSK abhors acts of violence and hence has always been a prisoner of conscience.

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jeni Wed 20-Jun-12 19:26:04

The posts are still going across the page confused

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Anagram Wed 20-Jun-12 20:03:18

Yes, I think GNHQ Techy should be reported for dereliction of duty!

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whenim64 Wed 20-Jun-12 20:16:02

don't piss tech off at this stage let's hope it's done soon, then smile fingers crossed grin

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