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Sen. Webb meets with political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi.

U.S. Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) (R) meets with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon, Myanmar on August 15, 2009. Suu Kyi has been detained for 14 of the past 20 years and was convicted of violating the terms of her house arrest by allowing American John Yettaw to stay at her home for two days. After Sen. Webb's visit, the generals of Myanmar agreed to release Yettaw, who was sentenced to seven years of hard labor. UPI/Sen. Webb's office

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