JoeMar 30th, 2008 - 11:56:03

When will the Tibetan Exile government stop putting actions into the Chinese authorities hand. The Tibet deputy governor already said no actions will be taken against those monks, yet the media is quick to publish unverified reports from the International Campaign for Tibet and Radio Free Asia, a CIA funded organization.

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HanMar 30th, 2008 - 12:29:00

Who believes the Chinese Government now? They are now putting weapons into the hands of Tibetan monks and saying that that is their evidence. What a bunch of crap?

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worldcitizenMar 30th, 2008 - 12:50:37

I don't believe 'western' media anymore. They told me there is no religious freedom in China, but there I see on television all
these thousands of monks and all these temples and monks
in temples in Tibet! If there is no religious freedom in China, what were they, all actors?

They were very organized and very violent and dressed all in those orange Buddist robes, so they must have a lot of freedom to shoot off their mouths and organize themselves, so again, there must be a lot of freedom!!

Someone is teling HUGE lies to us, and so they must fear to tel us the truth, and they must have a very bad motive

You people are such liers, I don't trust you because you lied us into Iraq, and now so many poor Iraqis are so hurt and dead and
for NOTHING!. Now I read there is a book that shows that the
CIA funded Chalabi, that expatriot Iraqi who was all over our
television telling us that Hussein had nukes, and so you just lie and LIE and LIE and people are dying.

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Remy PMar 30th, 2008 - 15:27:01

Many white citizens of the British Empire were fiery supporters of maintaining their hold over their colonies in the 20th century. They made racist comments about the 'coolies' & the natives, stated that their rule was 'beneficial' to the colonies, etc..

Sound familiar?

If the internet existed when the British gave independence to their colonies, there would be no difference in their comments when compared to the comments today of Han citizens of the Chinese Empire.

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Tim DunnMar 30th, 2008 - 18:31:17

A regime with nothing to hide doesn't remove all independent reporters, indeed, all foreigners, from a location. This gives independent onlookers every reason to fear for the worst in the way of repression and human rights violations. People don't riot en masse if all is well, either. Obviously, the Chinese government has a great deal to hide. Blaming a prominent Buddhist monk for violence is, of course, absurd. For the Chinese government to demand that the the Dalai Lama forswear violence would be amusing if it weren't so tragic, as he forswore violence when he took his monastic vows, and preaches non-violence constantly in all venues. If some Tibetans have been pushed to the point of violence, that is an extra element of tragedy in the extensive abuses which have pushed this peaceful people to violate their religious traditions by engaging in violence. Despite the murders, beatings, torture, and decades of unjust imprisonment of nuns and monks in Tibet, many older Tibetans strove to restrain the younger Tibetans who are less confirmed in their Buddhist faith. The Chinese government has striven to stamp out Buddhism in Tibet, and we see the result-there are fewer committed pacifists in Tibet than there used to be. It is very sad that the Chinese government is unlikely to realize that they have created the conditions that are leading to rioting in Tibet, and that they are foolish indeed not to work with the Dalai Lama in restoring peace and harmony in Tibet.

I support the Tibetan people in their struggle for religious freedom and human rights. freetibet dot org

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TomMar 30th, 2008 - 19:52:26

We can't wait for any longer. Let's do something real, people.

The U.S. should stand up for the Tibetan people and show the world that we are the true leader of freedom and democracy. We at the very least should re-open the CIA military training camp for the Dalai Lama's resistance fighters at Camp Hale near Leadville, Colorado.

We can ask Japanese to financially support the Free Tibet operation. Dalai Lama loves Japanese people. He endorsed a Japanese spiritual movement, 'Aum Shinrikyo', in 1980's-1990's.

We can also ask Germany for some substantial support from Europe. Germans had deep connections with Tibet in 1930's and 1940's. Dalai Lama's tutor in 1940's was Heinrich Harrer, a member of the 'Schutzstaffel'. These people are closely linked together. We can form a huge coalition force for sure to change Tibet back to Shangri-La.

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Joe in CAMar 31st, 2008 - 10:17:23

China, a world power, a nation bestowed the privilege of hosting the prestigious Olympic Games, felled by a single exiled monk? Am I really supposed to believe that?

All over the net, I read comments by supposed Chinese, who I suspect are instead CCP lackeys, that 'the western media is making it all up.'

Even though China tries to have a stronghold on what news comes out of Tibet by FORBIDDING foreign media reporters from coming into the area, THE WHOLE WORLD CAN SEE WHAT CHINA IS DOING.

China is George Orwell's living 1984. Where all the people are supposed to take the Ministry of Truth's word at face value, and reality is stored in double-think and/or thrown down the memory hole.

China may have its own people snowed, but do they think the rest of the world is STUPID?

Get a life China! We know who you are!

Murderers of the worst kind! The rest of the world can see you!

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