On May 4, 2009, American John Yettaw trespassed upon the residence of Myanmar political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi, two weeks before her scheduled release from house arrest on May 27. This illegal visi
Self-portraiture on camera in Yettaw's possession at the time of his arrest: shown attached to Yettaw's sandals are homemade swimfins fashioned of heavy paperboard
Yettaw in 2010
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James Henry Webb Jr. is an American politician and author. He has served as a United States senator from Virginia, secretary of the Navy, assistant secretary of defense for reserve affairs, counsel fo
Aung San Suu Kyi trespasser incidents
…counts totaling seven years, including four years of hard labor. Suu Kyi was sentenced to eighteen months of house arrest. On August 14, US Senator Jim Webb arrived in Burma and successfully negotiated Yettaw's release and August 16 deportation. Myanmar authorities asserted that Yettaw's visits were instigated…
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James Webb as Assistant Secretary of Defense, 1984.
Portrait of Webb as secretary of the Navy
Former President Bill Clinton, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, Senator Chuck Schumer, and former Senator Bob Kerrey campaign for Jim Webb's bid for U.S. Senate