Bono cheers Suu Kyi release -- calls her 'Mandela of our moment'
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Bono has cheered the release of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi who has been detained for two decades under house arrest.
Suu Kyi has won the Nobel Prize in the past in 1991 for her pro democracy stance in a country which is ruled by a military junta.
In a CNN interview, Bono said he was "feeling great" for Suu Kyi.
"It's sort of a cautious joy, because though she's out in the world, ... she's perhaps more vulnerable,I'm very excited, very thrilled at the possibility that this might be the beginning of some sort of rational discussion."
"She is kind of the Mandela of our moment," said Bono, referring to Nelson Mandela,. "She's a character of great grace. Her struggle has become a symbol of what's best about our humanity and worst."
The band composed its hit 2001 single "Walk On" about the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner.
"Suu Kyi, with an idea too big for any jail and a spirit too strong for any army, changes our view -- as only real heroes can -- of what we believe is possible," he wrote back then.
He warned however, her release must be permanent.
"For this to be real, there has to be progress toward real peace," said Bono.
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WoundedKnee | Nov 14, 2010, 05:00 AM EST
Bono should shut his Big Mouth--what goes on in Mynmar is none of his damn business. It's typical of Bobo, the further away from Ireland is the so-called human rights question the better he likes it, and of course he has to be sure that the "cause" is OK with Washington, Paris and other capitals before he opens his ugly mouth. Hence not a squeal out of him when israel is killing Palestinians.
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