Heated debates


December 4th, 2009

We went to the Intelligence Squared debate on Burma, the other night, the motion being:  Is it time to lift sanctions?  I had an  old friend speaking in favour of the motion, Thant Myint-U, and a new friend speaking against the motion, Brad Adams.
Thant has a very distinguished Burmese pedigree - his late grandfather was [...]

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