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Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung Sun Suu Kyi was released from house arrest last week after 15 years in isolation. The 65-year-old Noble Peace Prize laureate's sudden release brings many speculations surrounding the government's decision. What's behind it, and will her fragile freedom put her on a crash course with the generals? Guest Josef Silverstein, professor emeritus at Rutgers University and a Myanmar specialist. Min Zin, Burmese activist and lecturer at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Related Links Burmese Dissident Is Freed After Long Detention: The New York Times 11/13/2010 Myanmar Dissident Calls for Change: The New York Times 11/13/2010 Aung San Suu Kyi and Burmese Sanctions: Nicholas Kristof's NYTimes blog 11/13/2010 Josef Silverstein's Testimony at the House International Relations Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific Burma: Lessons from the Past; Problems in the Present; Thoughts about the Future Min Zin's blog Profile of Min Zin, The Jakarta Post, 10/31/2008 The Irawaddy - Thailand based magazine that keeps an eye on Burma, where MinZin wrote for several years

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