Aug 11, 2009
Sad tale of John Yettaw
BANGKOK - JOHN Yettaw thought he was on a divine mission to save Aung San Suu Kyi when he swam to her lakeside house - but the troubled US military veteran instead left her at the mercy of Myanmar's junta.
The 54-year-old from Missouri was initially branded a 'fool' by lawyers for the detained Nobel Peace Prize winner after his bizarre adventure in May gave the military regime a ready-made excuse to keep her locked up.
Yet a picture eventually emerged of a somewhat tragic figure on a spiritual quest, a devout Mormon who sought redemption after his teenaged son was killed riding a motorcycle that Yettaw had bought for him as a present.
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Sad tale of John Yettaw
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