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General Assembly of the United Nations

Posted by hardyberlin on 26th September 2007

Many people will not like what they heard, when President Bush addresses the General Assembly of the United Nations. Especially Dictators and Terrorists. Like Achmadinedschad or Than Shwe in Myanmar(Burma), who is still holding Aung San Suu Kyi, the peace Nobel-price winner, under house arrest.

"Every civilized nation also has a responsibility to stand up for the people suffering under dictatorship. In Belarus, North Korea, Syria, and Iran, brutal regimes deny their people the fundamental rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration. Americans are outraged by the situation in Burma, where a military junta has imposed a 19-year reign of fear. Basic freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship are severely restricted. Ethnic minorities are persecuted. Forced child labor, human trafficking, and rape are common. The regime is holding more than 1,000 political prisoners — including Aung San Suu Kyi, whose party was elected overwhelmingly by the Burmese people in 1990."

Read the whole speech here .

Update: The peaceful demonstrations by the unarmed Buddhist monks in Burma where attacked by the military and at least eight people are dead, about 150 are injured. How many brought to jail or other where by the military is not known until now.

Update 2:

Please watch also Violence amid Burma Protests at YouTube, brought to the net by BBC World News.

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