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Thread #133551   Message #3031633
Posted By: Lizzie Cornish 1
14-Nov-10 - 04:25 AM
Thread Name: BS: Aung San Suu Kyi Released
Subject: RE: BS: Aung San Suu Kyi Released
Taken from my link above:

>>>John Simpson World Affairs Editor, BBC News, Burma

"What we saw here were scenes of extraordinary, unforgettable pleasure. But no-one knows what comes next. Aung San Suu Kyi phrased her new policy with deliberate vagueness when she talked about people working together to achieve their goals.

Working with the opposition leaders who thought she was wrong to opt out of last week's elections, certainly. But working with the generals who run this country and who have kept her prisoner so long - that's going to be very hard indeed.

This isn't South Africa and the old regime isn't just prepared to fade away. We'll get more of a clue to all of this on Sunday at noon Rangoon time, when Aung San Suu Kyi holds a press conference - assuming that it's allowed to go ahead by the authorities. But the generals are taking a huge risk in releasing her from house arrest and the battle of wills is only just beginning."