Now the US can get what it wants
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US Senator Jim Webb, who helped Aung San Suu Kyi become the freed Nobel Peace Prize winner she is today, has teamed up with conservative US Senator James Inhofe to send the lady a message.
No official from any foreign government, they insist, should be telling Americans what sectors they should invest in.
One rights advocate explains it this way: it’s about helping US companies not miss out on the natural-gas blocks to be auctioned off in the next few months in Myanmar.
Okay, lady, you have served your purpose, so now shut up!
Guy Baker
Bangkok
