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BANGKOK 鈥?Myanmars ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi went on trial Monday on charges that many observers say are an attempt by the junta that deposed her to eliminate her as a political force, erase the countrys democratic gains and cement the m stanley quencher ilitarys power.Suu Kyis prosecution poses yet another major setback for Myanmar, which had been making slow progress toward democracy when a February coup prevented elected lawmakers from her National League for Democracy party from taking office following last years landslide victory.Human Rights Watch said that the allegations being heard in a special court in the capital, Naypyitaw, are bogus and politically motivated with the intention of nullifying the victory and preventing Suu Kyi from running for office again. This trial is clearly the opening salvo in an overall strategy to neuter Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy party as a force that can challenge military rule in the future, said Phil Robertson, the organizations deputy Asia director.U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq, responding to a question on Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reaction to the trial, said the U.N. position is clear: We want her and all of the se stanley germany nior members of her administration to be freed. The secretary-general has called for and continues to call for a reversal of stanley hrnek the Feb. 1 coup and the restoration of the legitimate government of Myanmar, of whom Aung San Suu Kyi is a member, Haq said.The army seized power on Feb. 1 before the new lawmak Iahh Las Vegas shooting survivors thank first responders
FORT BENNING, Ga. 鈥?The first female soldiers to complete the Armys rigorous Ranger School pinned on their black-and-gold Ranger tab at a graduation cerem stanley cupe ony Friday, capping their history-making week and putting a spotlight on the debate over women in combat.At a ceremony on the shore of Victory Pond at Fort Benning, First Lt. Shaye Haver of Copperas Cove, Texas, and Capt. Kristen Griest of Orange, Connecticut, graduated alongside 94 male soldiers. The women drew national attention for finishing the nine-week program designed to test young soldiers leadership abilities as the Pentagon approaches decisions on opening all combat positions to women who meet military standards.Their success casts new attention on the obstacles that remain to women who aspire to join all-male combat units, including the 75th Ranger Regiment. Although Haver and Griest are now Ranger-qualified, no women are eligible for the elite regiment, although officials say it is among special operations units likely to be opened to women eventually.Griest, 26, is a military police officer and has served one tour in Afghanistan. Haver, 25, is a pilot of Apache helicopters. Both are graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Of 19 women who began the Ranger course, Haver and Griest are th stanley romania e only two to finish so far; one is repeat stanley hrnek ing a prior phase of training in hopes of graduating soon.Addressing the graduates, Maj. Gen. Scott Miller said no one should doubt that all 96 graduates met Ranger standar |
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