George Orwell understood the power of words. In his essay Politics and the English Language he warned of the dangers of political doublespeak which he said can make lies sound truthful and murder respectable.
I have no doubt that were he alive today, Orwell would be adding a message of support to the campaign to free the Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi who has been under house arrest for 13 years for opposing the military regime of Burma. The United Nations says that her detention breaches international standards of due process and fair trial.
Aung San Suu Kyi will be 64 on June 19. To add your message of support visit http://64forsuu.com/
Posted by Julien Deamer 
Holywell Communications 