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	Bush threatens to impose new sanctions on Burma

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Bush slams Burmese regime after rights report

U.S. President George W. Bush condemned Burma and threatened new sanctions after a U.N. report said its military rulers had used excessive force to crush a Buddhist monk-led revolt in September.

Bush said he was "deeply disturbed" by U.N. human rights envoy Paulo Sergio Pinheiro's report describing how the military government in Burma harassed, detained, and killed peaceful demonstrators.

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Cambodia criticizes UN report on Burma

	Cambodia PM welcomes Burmese PM on a state visit

The U.N. should leave Burma alone and stop disrupting the junta's progress toward democracy by issuing critical reports on human rights abuses, Cambodia's leader said Wednesday.

Hun Sen, whose government is regularly criticized for human rights abuses, lashed out at a report released Friday by U.N. human rights investigator Paulo Sergio Pinheiro.

The report found that at least 31 people were killed during the crackdown, twice the toll acknowledged by the junta. It also said that 650 people remained in custody and another 74 people were missing.

Hun Sen said the report did nothing but «disturb» Burma's efforts toward reform.