U.S. Sen. Jim Webb meeting with Burma's detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Rangoon on Aug. 15, 2009 (AP/Office of Sen. Webb).
NYAYPIDAW, Burma - U.S. Senator Jim Webb (D - Va.) traveled to Burma. He met with its dictator (Gen. Than Shwe) and has succeeded in winning the release Saturday of American prisoner John Yettaw. Yettaw was convict-ed in Burma and sentenced to seven years in prison with hard labor for illegally swim-ming to the residence of de-tained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the senator's office said. More>>PHOTOS: U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, a Virginia Democrat, and his wife, Hong Le Webb, pose for photo at the world-famous Shwedagon Pagoda, which houses the Buddha's relics on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009, in Rangoon, Burma (AP/Khin Maung Win). Monks and citizens during the Saffron Revolution peacefully petitioning for the Lady's safe release (Reuters).
