Senator McConnell made remarks on Myanmar and “my friend” Aung San Suu Kyi in the United States Senate this week
“The Tatmadaw is holding countless citizens of Burma in prolonged detention, along with foreign nationals like the Australian economist Sean Turnell. Its political prisoners reportedly include dozens of children under the age of fifteen …
With every passing day, the junta’s ruling generals are showing the world what they’re afraid of. They fear the people of Burma – their unity, their resolve, and their devotion to a democratic future
I have been proud to stand with Burma’s democracy movement
The leaders and supporters of this brutal coup must be held accountable”
Senator Mitch McConnell, United States Senate, 27 April 2002
Voices of hope 