[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14146]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 CONDEMNING THE CRACKDOWN OF THE OPPOSITION IN BURMA AND THE DETENTION 
                        OF DAW AUNG SAN SUU KYI

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                          HON. DONALD M. PAYNE

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, June 9, 2003

  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I stand today to deplore in the strongest 
possible terms this past weekend's nationwide crackdown in Burma. The 
attack by armed goons supported by Burma's military regime on 1991 
Nobel Peace Prize recipient Aung San Suu Kyi is an insult and an 
offense to all freedom loving peoples around the world. Even worse, it 
is reported that several of her supporters have been brutally killed.
  When I traveled to Burma to meet with Aung San Suu Kyi, I was 
immediately impressed by her staunch commitment to freedom and her 
refusal to yield to unremitting government pressure.
  I was proud to hear that Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a man I know and 
admire, has called for the international community to immediately 
impose sanctions on Burma's regime. I urge that the United States 
cooperate promptly in this regard; failure to act decisively would be 
to miss an opportunity to reaffirm our support for liberty and justice 
in Burma.

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