Free Tibet Again

There are huge demonstrations going on in Lhasa, Tibet, and the Chinese military is cracking down. I haven’t yet heard of any deaths, but demonstrators (including monks) have set fire to Chinese-built markets, police cars, and possibly a tourist bus. I’ll be updating events as I learn about them on the other blog.

5 thoughts on “Free Tibet Again

  1. My not-so-psychic powers tell me the Chinese government is going to sell the uprising as “racist” attacks against the Han Chinese in Lhasa (I suppose in the manner that Little Big Horn was a “racist” attack by Native Americans against whites). I’ll also go out on a limb and predict that the MSM goes along with this; CNN already seems to be leaning that way.

    It helps that I’ve done a lot of reading about the Chinese invasion of and genocide in Tibet, but sadly, most Americans are ignorant of those facts. I’m glad you’re pointing folks to the information.

  2. Sophie, your link told me I wasn’t authorized to view the pictures. (Whoops!)

    maha’s about.com blog is full of interesting stuff. When the Chinese Army rolled into Tibet in 1950 or so, they never anticipated camera cellphones or the Internet. Hah.

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