Burma – Kit Stolz

Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lake Imprisoned Again

The life of the elected (but imprisoned) leader of the unhappy nation of Burma, Ang Sang Suu Kyi, suffered a tremendous blow this month when a middle-aged American, John Yettaw, described as "a well-intentioned but misguided man" swam to her compound from across a lake in Burma. This gave the infamously secretive regime in BurmaContinue reading “Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lake Imprisoned Again”

Laura Bush Takes Action to Save Burma

Don’t usually discuss non-climate politics in this space, but because I’ve been to the lovely nation of Burma years ago, want to bring up a couple of points. First, until you’ve visited a nation ruled by a Communist dictatorship, it’s difficult to understand how crushing its grip on the population can be. When I visited,Continue reading “Laura Bush Takes Action to Save Burma”