Showing posts with label Senator Jim Webb. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Senator Jim Webb. Show all posts

Monday, June 5, 2023

Michio Kaku: "Time does NOT exist!" (video)

Future Space, May 26, 2023; Pat Macpherson, Sheldon S. (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Physics Prof. Michio Kaku: "Time does NOT exist! James Webb Telescope proves us wrong!"
(Future Space) Ever questioned what's truly out there in the cosmos, what mind-blowing mysteries the universe might be concealing? Well, viewers are in for a ride. Here is a revelation so colossal, it’s about to rewrite everything we thought we knew about the universe. Brace yourself, as the renowned American physicist Dr. Michio Kaku unveils a discovery that’s revolutionary. It was brought to light by the legendary James Webb Space Telescope, which proves that time does not exist. Ready to dive into a space-time riddle that turns the world upside down?

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Senator frees American in Burma

Senator wins release of US prisoner in Burma

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).

Friday, August 14, 2009

US Senator Webb arrives in Burma for talks


US Senator Webb and his wife; Senior General Than Shwe (Burmese dictator) (AP).

Colum Lynch & William Branigin (Washington Post, Aug. 14, 2009)
Sen. James Webb (Democrat, Virginia) arrived in Burma today to meet with the country's senior officials, including [dictator] General Than Shwe, the reclusive leader of the ruling military junta. Upon his arrival from Laos as part of a tour of Southeast Asia, Webb traveled to Burma's remote new capital, Naypyidaw, where he is scheduled to see Than Shwe over the weekend. More>>

Protester holds placard during demonstration in front of the Myanmar Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Aug. 12, 2009 (AP/Lai Seng Sin).

Friday, August 7, 2009

US Senator to Visit Burma

(Radio Free Asia, Aug. 8, 2009)
U.S. Senator Jim Webb announces a visit to Burma, as officials reassess policy toward the isolated Southeast Asian country.


Senator Jim Webb, with his wife Hong, at press conference in Hanoi, 7/4/07 (AFP).

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Jim Webb will leave Sunday on an Asian tour that will include Burma, his office said, as U.S. officials review Washington's longstanding sanctions policy against the military-run country. Webb, a Democrat who chairs a Senate subcommittee on East Asia and Pacific affairs, will be the first U.S. legislator to visit Burma in more than a decade.

The aim of his trip to Burma is "to explore opportunities to advance U.S. interests in Burma and the region," his office said in a statement. Webb—a Vietnam war veteran who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia and Pacific affairs—leaves Sunday and will also visit Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia over a two-week span, his office said in a statement.

Along with other U.S. lawmakers, Webb has pressed the Burmese junta to release opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. But he has also publicly advocated a rethinking of U.S. sanctions on Burma. More>>

Arroyo Calls for the Release of Suu Kyi
Glenn Kessler (Washington Post, 7/31/09)

Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo called Friday for the immediate release of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, saying that Burma should demonstrate whether it has a legitimate hold on power by accelerating a "road map" to democracy and by permitting the full partici-pation of Suu Kyi's party in elections.

"The best way to find out [whether the government is legitimate] would be to accelerate the road map and have elections being conducted in an atmosphere and an environment in which Aung San Suu Kyi and her party are able to participate fully," Arroyo said in an interview. "It would help to promote human rights, democracy and peace and stability in the region." More>>