… doesn't seem as simple as it was in early days. There is something about non violent protest and the power of a mighty state brought to bear against these protesters that seems to have got people who don't even know where Tibet is, to have an opinion on the Olympics, China, human rights and everything else in between. Obviously the story hasn't gone off the front pages, wire services, blogs or discussion boards. Today 3 very different sets of headlines made me shake my head in amazement :
a) Bush May Boycott Elections - the man who killed a million or more in the Name of Democracy has decided that China in Tibet is a worse offender than him in Iraq.
b) China vows to take Olympic torch to Tibet - Bull in a China Shop methodology. Let us bludgeon instead of conversing.
c) Olympic Torch must Pass Through Inda Safe : Left - The only way that 'instruction' can be followed is to impose a complete curfew replete with shoot on sight orders …. so that those who carry the Olympic Torch are not hampered by protesters. Otherwise, get used to the sight of the Indian police using force on non-violent protesters …..
Have 'leaders' worldwide lost it ?
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….the Chinese Ambassador to Canada :
''The Dalai Lama has been telling lies to the world for decades,''
''What has happened in Tibet was instigated by separatist groups led by Dalai Lama clique.''
''Any remarks made accusing China of so called human rights suppression, I consider that irresponsible and inappropriate and it's interference in China's internal issues,''
Maybe, India should just bite the bullet and boycott the Olympics. We anyway have a snowball's chance in hell of making the medals list. So might as well take the moral high ground and stay away. The least that this action would do is save the tax payer some money.
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