Currently: American John Yettaw, 53 from Missouri, is celebrating his release from a sentence of seven years of hard labor in Burma (Myanmar) because of Jim Webb’s intervention.

Sunday (Aug. 16, 2009) Webb secured the release of Yettaw who was imprisoned for visiting Aung San Suu Kyi, the democratic opposition leader recently sentenced to house arrest.

Currently: American John Yettaw, 53 from Missouri, is celebrating his release from a sentence of seven years of hard labor in Burma (Myanmar) because of Jim Webb’s intervention Sunday (Aug. 16, 2009).  Yettaw was imprisoned for visiting Aung San Suu Kyi, the democratic opposition leader sentenced to house arrest.

Read more about this story from…

• Senator Webb’s Press Release: August 19, 2009
• Voice of America: In Vietnam, Webb Says US Must ‘Balance’ China
• NY Times: U.S. Senator in Myanmar to Meet Leader

About Jim Webb: As a combat Marine in Vietnam, an attorney, a senior defense department official, an Emmy-award winning journalist, a film-maker, and the author of nine books, Jim Webb has maintained a life-long commitment toward protecting America’s national security interests, promoting economic fairness and social justice here at home, and increasing the accountability of government.  Read the rest of his bio…

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