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Shall we then invade Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), where the military toppled a civilian regime? What about Gambia, the West African nation whose democratic leader was overthrown in a coup only two or three days ago? And let's not forget Saudi Arabia and Syria and Cuba and Zaire...
Some new issues facing the CCSR this year relate to the adoption of smoke-free facilities by corporations, U.S. business in Myanmar (Burma), the operation of American-owned assembly plants in Mexico and Guatemala, bank lending policies and broadcasting standards
...largest U.S. retailer . . . Nirvana found its place in alternative-rock heaven. The hit single Smells Like Teen Spirit has become an anthem for apathetic kids . . . Aung San Suu Kyi couldn't pick up her Nobel Peace Prize this year because the regime in Burma (also known as Myanmar) holds her under house arrest, but she provides a beacon of democratic hope to people caught in one of the world's worst remaining tyrannies . . . Luke Perry and Jason Priestly are the lucky residents of Beverly Hills, 90210, the coolest ZIP code on earth. For fans of these sensitive heartthrobs, swooning...
Hardly had the talks begun when the Japanese, having already seized a number of bases in northern Vietnam, suddenly occupied the south in July 1941. That threatened not only the back route to China but British control of Malaya and Burma (now Myanmar). Roosevelt retaliated by freezing all Japanese assets and placing an embargo on all trade in oil, steel, chemicals, machinery and other strategic goods. (The British and Dutch soon announced similar embargoes.) At the same time, he announced that General Douglas MacArthur, the retired Chief of Staff now luxuriating in the Philippines, was being recalled to active military...
...head of an opposition using "nonviolent means to resist a regime characterized by brutality," read the Nobel citation, Aung San Suu Kyi has become "one of the most extraordinary examples of civil courage in Asia in recent decades." Within hours much of Burma -- which the ruling junta has renamed Myanmar -- was whispering the news...