[Buddha-l] HHDL awarded Congressional Gold Medal

[jkirk]

>From House Call, office of Nancy Pelosi, Dem leader in the House, Sept 
15-06:

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Honored With Congressional Gold Medal

This week the U.S. House of Representatives awarded the Congressional Gold 
Medal to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. The Congressional Gold Medal is 
the most distinguished award bestowed by the United States Congress, 
reserved for the most heroic, courageous, and outstanding individuals who 
make lasting contributions to society.
The Dalai Lama has been a unifying voice for global peace, traveling the 
world, building bridges between and among the different faiths. He has used 
his position to promote wisdom, compassion, and non-violence as a 
solution -- not only in Tibet -- but around the world.
By awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to the Dalai Lama, Congress is 
sending an important signal of support for the ongoing human rights struggle 
in Tibet. Tibet is a challenge to our conscience that we must remain 
committed to addressing.
[End of report.]
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However, it must be said that the USA has been playing ball with China in 
more ways than one, as US capitalists have invested millions in China, and 
also China practically owns the USA, thanks to Bush's in-debt budgets and 
inflationary policies, creating more US Treasury Bonds for sale overseas to 
raise money for his nefarious projects. It would be interesting to know 
which US Congresspeople were behind this move to award HHDL this medal, and 
why they weren't timid about China in doing so.

Joanna