Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Great Regulars: Former U.S. Attorney General Dick Thornburgh

has called on the Chinese authorities to allow him to observe the subversion trial of top dissident Liu Xiaobo, a Beijing-based intellectual who helped to draft a controversial document calling for sweeping political changes in China.

"I'm applying for the visa," Thornburgh said in an interview.

"My hope is that they will see that it is in their interest to have all trials open to public scrutiny."

from Luisetta Mudie: Radio Free Asia: Call To Attend Liu Trial

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