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Show ___ TheSalt Lake Tribune WORLD A22_ i Now Twins Resist Moving to US. Two other people who saw the twins in recent weeks confirmed their réluctance to leave Thailand and their eagerness to get on with their lives. Both sources requested anonymity to safeguard the work they do with Karen refugees in Thailand. The twins, who are Christian, acquired mystical status after Myanmartroops entered God’s Army leaders say they wantto stay with their people BY MATTHEWPENNINGTON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BANGKOK, Thailand The mystical teen twins who led a three-year jungle rebellion against Myanmar’s military regime prefer to stay in Thai- & landas refugees, her than al migrate to the United people who met them re ntly say U.S. Embassy officials vis: ited Johnny and Luther Htoo at least twice since Mayafter the Thai government asked the United States to consider accepting the twins and their family for resettlement. Thai Officials are keen to complete theoe bythe year’s end. S. embassy spokeswomansaidnodecision has yet been made about the twins’ future, Johnny and the chain- smoking Luther, believed to be aged 15, surrendered to Thai authorities in January after their mother, father, two sisters and about 20 mostly young followers. Toby Bryce, a New York- the ragtag God's Armythey led for more than three years broke up under assault from their people,” which would probably meanstayingin a ref- the army of neighboring Myanmar, formerly known as Initially, the twins were excited about “going to the land Burma. The twins — oncefabled by comrades as invulnerable to bullets and land mines — have since been confinedto a secure Thai border police base with their village during a 1997 sweepof areas inhabited by the based writer whovisited the twins twice in August to research a novel based on God's Army,’said they “were adamantin their desire to be with ugee camp. of Hollywood and Rambo” but that feeling had waned, Bryce said in a telephone interview Wednesday from the United States. peaceful He said a country’s Karen minority. Johnny and Luther reputedly rallied somelécals and directed a successful counterattack. Associated Press The God's Army was mostly photo comprised of child guerrillas Johnny Htoo,left, joined his twin brother Lutherfor a meeting with The Associated Press abouttwo years agoat their jungle base. but emerged as a significant environmentatthe police base had mellowed the twins, who only speak the Karen language. Ifresettledin the UnitedStates, they couldjoin oneof a couple splinter group of a larger ethnic Karenrebellion. The death knell for God's Army came in of Karen communities in New York andCalifornia,he said. early 2000 whenit fell outoffa- vor With Thailand.After nearly a year gn the run, the twins surrendered. According to international practice, refugee resettlement must be voluntary. Colleges Reach Out To China BY HE eNRY CHU LOS AN BEIJING Shu Yang is a proud alumof the Universityof Colorado at Denver. An ecoshe graduatedat the top of herclassand received herdiploma in October. But ask hertoidentify Denveron a map, andShu draws a blank. Mention the Broncos, and she shakes her head. In fact, what she knowsof the entire state of Colorado boils down to four words: “ have mountainsther actuallyset foot in the Cen: nial State — or any otherpart of the United States, for that matter. ie ite her havingnailed a 3.83 grade point average in enti her diploma from CU Colorado is about as 0 Shu as the moon, and seemingly just as far away. Shegot her degree through a pioneering program here that allows Chinese students to study for andattain a four-year undergraduate degree from CU Denver without ever leaving China. The students attend classes ia “LED TOUEH” NEPTUNE WASHER taught by American and Chinese professors, use Englishlanguage textbooks andfulfill the same academic requirements as their counterparts in Denver,for about the same cost that Colorado-based students Y. The program is unusual — but not unique. 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