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=========== THE BURMANET NEWS ===========
Weekend of February 19-20, 2000
Issue # 1466


NOTED IN PASSING:

``Until we see movement towards democracy, respect for human rights, and 
cooperation on counternarcotics efforts, the United States will continue 
to apply broad sanctions against Burma''

U.S. Embassy, Rangoon.  (See AP: U.S. OFFICIAL VISITS MYANMAR)


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Headlines
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Inside Burma--

ASIAWEEK: MONKS' MURMURS 
AP: U.S. OFFICIAL VISITS MYANMAR
XINHUA: FEWER FOREIGN TOURISTS VISIT MYANMAR
XINHUA: MOTOR VEHICLES IN OPERATION IN MYANMAR INCREASE 

International--

BANGKOK POST: NEW CLUB BIG LURE FOR THAI GAMBLERS
AFP: MALAYSIA SEEKS MORE INVESTMENT IN MYANMAR, SAYS POLITICS NOT ITS 
CONCERN 
MIZZIMA: FOUR BURMA ARMY DESERTERS ARRESTED IN MIZORAM STATE OF INDIA
MIZZIMA: CHILD SOLDIERS ARE AMONG THOSE ARRESTED IN MIZORAM STATE


Opinion/Editorial--

MON:  JOINT STATEMENT OF THE WORLDWIDE MON COMMUNITY
ON THE 53rd ANNIVERSARY OF MON NATIONAL DAY

Other--

GEORGETOWN UNIVERISTY: OPEN INVITATION TO SANCTIONS CONFERENCE [Mass 
Burma law]

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 INSIDE BURMA
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ASIAWEEK: MONKS' MURMURS 

Buddhist clerics are calling for dialogue between the junta and the 
opposition 


FEBRUARY 25, 2000 VOL. 26 NO. 7


By ROGER MITTON Yangon 

The venerable Abbot Bhaddanta Pannadipa is one of Myanmar's most revered 
monks. From his monastery in suburban Yangon, the elderly prelate has 
helped set up a college for religious studies, as well as hold language 
classes for thousands of students. "It is not good that the state 
universities are closed," he says. Most ordinary citizens would flinch 
at making even such an innocuous comment to a foreign journalist, but 
not Bhaddanta. And it seems he is not alone. Just two weeks after his 
college awarded diplomas to a batch of students in November, a fellow 
abbot in Amarapura, near Mandalay, released a letter admonishing all of 
Myanmar's key leaders - military chief Gen. Than Shwe, former strongman 
Ne Win, and National League for Democracy head Aung San Suu Kyi. It set 
tongues wagging. "This is what the regime fears most," says a 
Yangon-based diplomat. "Everyone says it's a first since the protests in 
the late 1980s." 

That may be an overstatement, but the missive was significant. In it, 
Abbot Ashin Kunthalabhivamsa said that all three leaders "have been 
fighting one another over the past ten years and that makes us, the 
monks, sick at heart." His message had been drafted with the support of 
the monastery's 1,000 monks. "That's a step higher, compared with a monk 
speaking out on his own," notes the diplomat. That Ashin also addressed 
his letter to Suu Kyi is additionally provocative. She has said that the 
monks' falling living standards are a good social barometer - because 
they rely on alms from the public and naturally suffer when people are 
too poor to give much. Like his Yangon colleague, Ashin is in his 80s 
and revered - which means he is beyond harsh punishment. 

At the same time, another senior monk, the Kyarkat abbot in Bago, 80 km 
northeast of the capital, gave a talk urging dialogue between the 
government and the NLD. Most potently, he delivered it during a visit by 
the regime's strategist Lt.-Gen. Khin Nyunt - to whom he gave a printed 
copy of the speech. Other copies were circulated, signifying a planned 
political gesture. And it riled the junta. Says Tourism Minister 
Maj.-Gen. Saw Lwin: "Politics should be separated from religion." Why 
did the senior monk do it? "I had to say something because the people 
are suffering," he explains. "But I did not expect it to get so much 
attention." He is now watched by military intelligence and finds it 
harder to travel. "I don't think he will do it again," says the regime's 
Col. Thein Swe. Funding for the Amarapura monastery has reportedly been 
reduced. Perhaps as a result, monks in the same sect met in December and 
criticized their colleagues who interfered in politics. 

Yet in Hpa-an, capital of Kayin state, a third meddlesome monk, Abbot 
Tamanya, engaged in political activism - for which he has something of a 
record. In 1995, he met Suu Kyi when she was freed after six years of 
house arrest. "He is well known and used to be the most outspoken monk," 
says a diplomat. This time, he took pity on the thousands of illegal 
Burmese workers that the Thai government drove back across the border 
after a siege at the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok late last year. The 
abbot went to the frontier area and urged Myanmar troops not to harm the 
returnees. Says one ambassador: "The regime is worried about his 
influence." 

Need it be? Well, yes. In largely Buddhist Myanmar, the monkhood is the 
single most revered institution. If monks took to the streets, the 
people would follow - as happened in 1988. And while the military may be 
400,000-strong, there are 350,000 monks. So the generals take 
extraordinary measures to keep the monks on side. The front page of the 
official New Light of Myanmar regularly shows pictures of Khin Nyunt and 
other leaders giving presents to the monasteries. "The monks know that 
compared with previous governments, we have done a lot for their 
welfare," says Saw Lwin. Actually, the monks' recent protest messages 
are unlikely to bring many citizens onto the streets. Consider Ashin's 
call to the government and the NLD. He wrote: "Let bygones be bygones, 
wipe the slate clean and work toward peace. Then, join hands and work 
for the good of the country." Even the junta can buy that kind of 
homily. "We agree with what the senior monks said," says spokesman 
Lt.-Col. Hla Min. 

Even so, the monks were chastised for allegedly letting themselves be 
used. Says Hla Min: "We believe the political parties exploited the 
monks for their own ends." Was the NLD involved? The regime thinks so. 
"If that party cannot cause trouble through student activities, it will 
come through these monks," says Saw Lwin. More impartial sources say 
that is unlikely, but not impossible. "Some monks do support the NLD and 
perhaps did act under its influence," says a diplomat. 

One thing is certain: All sides have been active on various fronts. 
Yangon-watchers note the junta's moves over the past year to improve its 
image. The one most often cited is its decision to grant the Red Cross 
access to prisons. "It is astonishing they allow this and the Red Cross 
is doing good work," says one ambassador. "This is more than just PR; it 
is very positive." Even envoys from anti-junta nations laud the move. 
More significantly, Suu Kyi herself has reversed her opposition and now 
extols the entry of the Red Cross. 

But on key issues, she remains steadfast. At a luncheon with European 
Union envoys at the residence of British ambassador John Jenkins on Jan. 
6, Suu Kyi struck an aggressive stance - in the face of mounting 
skepticism. Though she insisted that sanctions were working, the envoys 
said they saw little evidence of it. Recalls one: "'Time is on our 
side,' Suu Kyi said. 'The regime is getting weaker and weaker.' But it 
doesn't seem like that to us." When one diplomat said that investments 
would lead to jobs and more electric power, which would help the people, 
she looked aghast. Said another: "We are all in broad agreement that we 
want to see democracy, but our differences - with her, and among 
ourselves - are over tactics." There is a growing sense that current 
tactics are not working - and may even be cementing the military's hold 
on power. 

Still, Yangon's greater concern for its public image, and its muted 
response to the monks' protests, gives cause for guarded optimism. The 
generals seem more willing to listen to outside suggestions, especially 
from Japan. "We are grateful that they give us good ideas - what to do, 
where to do it," says Thein Swe. "Some we can do and some we cannot." 
That suggests the regime is learning the art of pragmatic politics. As a 
result, the years ahead are more likely to see Myanmar re-enter the 
world community - on its own terms - than at any time since 
Independence. Says Thein Swe: "I'm very optimistic." Go tell that to the 
monks. 

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AP: U.S. OFFICIAL VISITS MYANMAR

Fri 18 Feb 2000 
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) ? The United States will maintain sanctions 
against Myanmar until the military regime improves human rights and 
moves towards democracy, U.S. officials said Friday. 
The announcement came a day after the highest-level U.S. visit to 
Myanmar ? formerly known as Burma ? in five years. Ralph Boyce, deputy 
assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, met 
with pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar deputy foreign 
minister Khin Maung Win and foreign aid workers on a one-day visit to 
Yangon, the Myanmar capital. 
``Until we see movement towards democracy, respect for human rights, and 
cooperation on counternarcotics efforts, the United States will continue 
to apply broad sanctions against Burma,'' a statement from the U.S. 
embassy in Bangkok said. It urged the regime to enter into a 
``meaningful dialogue'' with its democratic opposition and ethnic 
minority groups. 
The Myanmar military has ruled the country since 1962 and refused to 
hand over power to Suu Kyi after her party swept general elections in 
1990. Hundreds of her supporters and opponents of the regime have since 
been jailed. 
Foreign donors including the United States have heavily restricted 
foreign aid to Myanmar, one of the world's poorest countries, since a 
1988 crackdown on a pro-democracy uprising in which thousands of 
protesters were gunned down by the military. 
Since 1997, the U.S. government has banned new investment by American 
companies in Myanmar. It also bars top members of the Myanmar government 
from receiving visas to visit the United States. Yangon has an 
equivalent policy against the United States. 


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XINHUA: FEWER FOREIGN TOURISTS VISIT MYANMAR

February 18, 2000, Friday 


 YANGON, February 18 (Xinhua) - A total of 216,428 foreign tourists 
visited Myanmar in the first 10 months of 1999, a 3 percent drop 
compared with the same period of 1998, the country's Central Statistical 
Organization said in its latest issue.   Myanmar annually attracts over 
200,000 foreign tourists, earning 30 million U.S. dollars.  There is a 
total of 492 hotels in Myanmar with 13,984 rooms. Since Myanmar opened 
to foreign investment in late 1988, it has absorbed 1.1 billion dollars 
of investment in the sector of hotels and tourism in 30 projects.  The 
country targets to draw 500,000 foreign tourists annually.  

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XINHUA: MOTOR VEHICLES IN OPERATION IN MYANMAR INCREASE 

YANGON, February 18 

 
The number of motor vehicles in operation in Myanmar totaled 413,611 at 
the end of October 1999, an increase of 3.91 percent compared with a 
year earlier.  

Of the total, there were 170,752 passenger cars, 56,327 trucks, 16,590 
buses and 160,079 motor-cycles, according to the latest Economic 
Indicators issued by the country's Central Statistical Organization.

Motor vehicles used in Myanmar are mainly those manufactured in Japan 
and most of them are second-hand or outdated ones.

To ensure smooth transport and traffic safety, the Myanmar transport 
authorities have introduced harsher measures to punish drivers who break 
the traffic rules and have built more roads in the country. 

  


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 INTERNATIONAL
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BANGKOK POST: NEW CLUB BIG LURE FOR THAI GAMBLERS

Major shareholder has drug connection
Feb. 20, 2000

Supamart Kasem 
Mae Sot, Tak


A new casino aimed at Thai gamblers opened over the Burmese border on 
Friday and immediately attracted players.

The 140-million-baht Casino Club operates under the flagship of the 
Myawaddy Riverside Resort.

Htoo Than Kyaw, 50, a close aide of former drug baron Khun Sa, is the 
casino's major shareholder with the coinvestors being Thai and Taiwanese 
businessmen.

The 50-rai club is only a stone's throw north of the Thai-Burmese 
Friendship Bridge.

It is the second casino to be built right next to the Burmese border to 
cater to Thais, following the opening of the Andaman Club Hotel opposite 
Rangoon. Many others operate along the Cambodian border.

The opening of the casino flies in the face of a statement by National 
Security Council chief Kachadpai Burusphat last month that Thai 
authorities would try to dissuade people from leaving the country to 
gamble.

He admitted they could not stop people exercising their right to cross 
the border legitimately, but urged officials to enforce currency 
regulations.

Thais are allowed to take a maximum of 500,000 baht over the border at 
Myawaddy.

The border is only open during the day and day-trippers are forbidden to 
stay in Burma overnight.

The Associated Press reported that one of the Burmese investors in the 
casino was from the Wa ethnic minority, said an unnamed businessman.

The Wa are heavily involved in drug production and trafficking in 
eastern Shan state which lies further to the north.

Burma is a leading producer of heroin and methamphetamines.

Meanwhile, Burma's Myawaddy authorities yesterday closed seven piers 
along the Moie river leaving the Thai-Burmese Friendship Bridge as the 
only crossing point.

The action was taken following a request from Thai authorities to 
improve the monitoring of the crossing of people and goods. The bridge 
is open between 6am to 6pm.

Bangkok Post (February 20, 2000)



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AFP: MALAYSIA SEEKS MORE INVESTMENT IN MYANMAR, SAYS POLITICS NOT ITS 
CONCERN 

Agence France Presse 

February 18, 2000, Friday 


KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 


Malaysia said Friday it might develop a huge oil palm plantation in 
Myanmar and was looking at other investments, adding that politics in 
the military-ruled state was not its concern. 
Many Western nations have shunned Myanmar because of its human rights 
record. 
Local rights group Suaram described Malaysia as the junta's strongest 
regional supporter and said it was making a "huge mistake" in not 
linking human rights to investment.  
But Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar, who returned Thursday from a 
visit, said he held "productive talks" with Myanmar's military rulers on 
ways to step up investment. 
He said Myanmar favoured Malaysian investments due to the close ties 
between Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and the military rulers. 
Asked whether he urged the junta to open talks with opposition leader 
Aung San Suu Kyi, Syed Hamid replied: "... that is not our 
responsibility, our relations are with the government of the day. 
"It is up to the Myanmar government to resolve its internal situation." 
Syed Hamid described Myanmar as "stable and peaceful" and said the 
government had its own way to solve its internal situation. 
"The political system that they have is for them to determine. It is not 
only that Myanmar must understand us but we must also understand 
Myanmar," he added. 
He also said Myanmar's admission to the Association of Southeast Asian 
Nations (ASEAN) had brought positive results. 
Elizabeth Wong, coordinator for Voice of Malaysia Peoples (Suaram), said 
Malaysia was making a "huge mistake" drawing a line between human rights 
and economic interests. 
"We note that within ASEAN, Malaysia is the biggest supporter of the 
junta ... the investments will only strengthen the position of the 
illegitimate government in Burma (Myanmar's former name)," she told AFP. 

She urged Malaysia and other ASEAN countries to initiate dialogue with 
the National League for Democracy headed by Suu Kyi, "hand in hand with 
any business dealings with the junta. 
Syed Hamid said Myanmar had offered Malaysia 100,000 acres (40,000 
hectares) to develop an oil palm plantation. 
"The offer was made to a federal agency and we will take the matter up 
with the agency to find out the position on that offer," he said. 
His talks also focused on the investment climate, especially in finance 
and banking. 
Malaysia is the fourth largest foreign investor in Myanmar, with 
investments worth 500 million dollars mainly in tourism-related 
projects. 




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MIZZIMA: FOUR BURMA ARMY DESERTERS ARRESTED IN MIZORAM STATE OF INDIA

Aizawl : February 19, 2000
Mizzima News Group

Four Burma armymen were arrested by the police in Mizoram State of India 
near a village in Champhai district. The armymen believed to be 
deserters from Light Infantry Battalion No. 266 of Burma Army were 
arrested on February 17 near the border village of Kelkang in Champhai
district.

They reportedly deserted from a Burma army outpost stationed at Rid 
village of Burma, which is bordering with Mizoram's Zokhawthar village. 
According to Mizoram Home Ministry sources, three G-3 assault rifles and
ammunitions were seized from the deserters. The state police is 
currently holding them in Champhai police station under investigation.

In recent years, a number of soldiers have been deserting from Burma 
army, particularly from the battalions stationed along the border areas 
of the country. Indian government had, in 1996, handed over eleven Burma
army defectors to the hands of authorities in Burma and the defectors 
were reportedly tortured and sentenced long-term imprisonment by the 
junta in Burma.

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MIZZIMA: CHILD SOLDIERS ARE AMONG THOSE ARRESTED IN MIZORAM STATE

Aizawl: February 20, 2000
Mizzima News Group

Two teenagers are among those Burma army deserters who were arrested by 
Mizoram police on February 17 near a village in Indian border. Tun Linn 
Naung, aged 13 and Win Kyaw aged 18 are the two soldiers from Light
Infantry Battalion No. 266 who deserted along with two other soldiers 
(Than Thun, aged 25 and Soe Aye, aged 20) from an army outpost stationed 
at Rid village of Chin State of Burma.

The Champhai police in Mizoram State arrested all the four Burmese 
soldiers near the border village of Kelkang in Champhai district.

The police is holding them in Champhai police station under 
investigation. The Burma army commanders from Rid outpost have 
reportedly sought the return of the weapons and ammunitions that were 
seized from these four deserters by the Indian authorities. The police 
seized three G-3 assault rifles and ammunitions (140 bullets) from the
deserters.

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 OPINION/EDITORIALS
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MON:  JOINT STATEMENT OF THE WORLDWIDE MON COMMUNITY
ON THE 53rd ANNIVERSARY OF MON NATIONAL DAY
[Edited] 

February 20, 2000
Mon National Day commemorates the founding of the last Mon Kingdom, 
known as Hongsawatoi, which had its seat in Pegu what is now part of 
Lower Burma...
 ...Mon National Day has not been held officially, freely and openly but 
always secretly at the risk of arrest and imprisonment. Mon literature 
and cultural activities have also been suppressed. Even the teaching of 
Mon language is currently banned in Monland. As a result of these 
unbearable conditions, we Mons have taken up arms and fought against 
Burma's central government from 1948 to the present time. The 
celebration of Mon National Day has never died out. Our national spirit 
and heritage are deeply and firmly implanted within the hearts of the 
Mon people. We have continued to endure the suppression of our 
political, social and cultural rights. 
The refusal of Burma's military regime to resolve the rights of the 
ethnic nationalities and to allow for the development of democratic 
institutions in the country is causing the situation to worsen from day 
to day. Wide spread of arrests, torture, disappearances, forced labour, 
portering and relocation continue. Freedom of expression and opinion do 
not exist. Hundreds of thousands from all of Burma's nationalities have 
fled to the borders as well as to neighbouring countries and are living 
there either as internally displaced persons, refugees or illegal 
immigrants.

On this auspicious occasion of Mon National Day, we must keep in heart 
that our motherland has been created through bitter suffering and 
hardship and the sacrifice of many lives. Our historic duty is to live 
up to our heroic forefathers and restore democracy and justice in our 
land. To that end, international support is vital for our cause. 
>From the international community we urgently request the following: 
Pressure on the military regime in Burma to release Mon national leaders 
and all political prisoners immediately; 
Pressure on the military regime to recognize the Mon National Democratic 
Front (MNDF) which is at present outlawed; 
Support in our work to bring an end to human rights violations in Burma. 

Assistance in implementing a tripartite dialogue between Burma's 
democratic parties, the ethnic leaders and the current military regime. 
Measures designed to bring about the withdrawal of military operations 
from the homelands of the ethnic nationalities and a stop to the 
practices of forced labour, forced portering and forced relocation.

Support for the opening of Mon national schools and the free practice of 
our culture and national heritage.
Mon Unity League
Mon National Day Celebration Committee (Australia)
Mon Canadian Association (Toronto, Canada)
Mon Community of Canada (Vancouver, Canada)
Mon Cultural Society (Alberta, Canada)
Mon National Democratic Front (Australia)
Monland Restoration Council (USA)
Mon Youth Community (Thailand)
Mon National Students Organization 
Overseas Mon National Students Organizations (North America)
In solidarity,

Cham Toik
Event Coordinator
53rd Anniversary of Mon Natonal Day Celebration Committee
Vancouver, Canada

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Column/8582


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GEORGETOWN UNIVERISTY: OPEN INVITATION TO SANCTIONS CONFERENCE [Mass 
Burma law]
Wed., Feb 23, 2000
Moot Court Room
Georgetown University Law Center
600 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 
(between Mass and F St on New Jersey--two blocks westof Union Station)

Come hear the on-going debates on existing and threatened U.S. and 
international sanctions throughout Asia--particularly in Burma.  Views 
from both sides of the fence will be heard, and proposals for modifying 
or strengthening U.S. sanctions will be put forth.  Much discussion will 
focus on upcoming U.S. Supreme Court arguments regarding the 
Massachusetts Burma Law. For more information (and to RSVP for the 
lunch, at which space is 
limited), call John Dempsey, Asian Studies Program, 202-662-9690.

Georgetown Journal of Law and Policy in International Business & The 
Georgetown Asia Forum present a Symposium on

SANCTIONS REFORM?
Evaluating The Economic Weapon in Asia & The World

Wednesday, February 23, 2000, 
Georgetown University Law Center
600 New Jersey Avenue, N.W.
Moot Courtroom

AGENDA

8:00-8:25:  Registration/Coffee  

8:25-8:30:  Welcome/Opening Remarks

8:30-10:00:  Panel I:  "Legal and Political Problems of Unilateral 
Sanction Regimes" 
Moderator:	Mr. Endy Zemenides,Journal of Law & Policy in 
International Business
Panelists:	Professor Barry Carter, Georgetown University Law Center
· On the legal problems of relaxing sanctions on "terrorist" states
Mr. Mark Lagon, Staff, Committee on Foreign Relations, US Senate
· On why we need sanctions on "terrorist" states
Ms. Dianne Rennack, Congressional Research Service  
· On unilateral sanctions and reform-the view from the Hill
Mr. Art Downey, Baker Hughes Incorporated
· Critique of  the recent use of the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act

10:00-10:15:  Coffee Break

10:15-11:45:  Panel II:  "Towards a New Approach to Sanctions"
Moderator:	John Dempsey, Journal of Law & Policy in International 
Business
Panelists:	Dr. Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Sr. Fellow, Institute for 
International Economics 
· On the use of  "smarter sanctions"
Dan O'Flaherty, U.S.A. ENGAGE 
· On the use and effectiveness of sanctions against South Africa 
Dr. Meghan O'Sullivan, The Brookings Institution 
· On economic engagement strategies
Professor Richard Parker, University of Connecticut Law School
· Critique of the methodology used in evaluating the effectiveness of 
sanctions

11:50-1:40:   Luncheon

Introduction: Associate Dean Charles Gustafson, Georgetown Law Center

Keynote Address:
 Dr. Richard N. Haass, Vice President and 
Director of Foreign Policy Studies, The Brookings 
Institution


1:45-3:15:     Panel III:  "Sanctions, Commerce, and Human Rights in 
Asia"
Moderator:      Dr. David Steinberg, Director of Asian Studies 
Georgetown School of Foreign Service
Panelists:	Mr. Mike Jendrzejczyk, Washington Director, Human Rights 
Watch, Asia 
· On Burma, Indonesia, Vietnam, and other regional hot-spots 
Professor Robert Stumberg, Georgetown University Law 
Center
· Defending state & local sanctions-the Massachusetts Burma Law
Mr. Daniel Price, Partner, Powell, Goldstein, Frazer, & Murphy
· On the unconstitutionality of Massachusetts' Burma Law and other state 
& local sanctions


3:15-3:30:       Coffee Break

3:30-5:00:      Panel IV: "Sanctions and Weapons Proliferation in Asia"
Moderator:       James Clad, Research Professor of Southeast Asian 
Studies, Georgetown School of Foreign Service    
Panelists:	Professor James Feinerman, Georgetown University Law 
Center
· On curbing China's proliferation through sanctions regimes
Mr. Dan Poneman, Partner, Hogan & Hartson
· On Iraq, North Korea & combating proliferation
Mr. Dan Fite, Minority Staff Member, International Relations Committee, 
U.S. House of Representatives  
· On proliferation in South Asia and labeling states "sponsors of 
terrorism"


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