[Buddha-l] Tibet uprisings

[jkirk]

Today I attended a demonstration in front of the Chinese embassy. A several
hundreds of people came and that was exceptional, because in past years we
were only with twenty or thirty. A Tibetan young men succeeded to crawl
under the gate and got hold of the Chinese flag which was burned ofcourse.
Later a small part of the fence was damaged. Nobody got hurt and the police
just watched adn pushed a few people back. A senator was also there and she
expressed her full support for the Tibetan case, which again never happened
before. In Holland there are a few standup comedians and artists who are
aware of what's going on and are in favour of a boycott of the Olympics. The
20th of april there's a rockfestival for Tibet in Amsterdam. It seems that
the Chinese governement is feeling the pressure, because they officially
reacted to criticism on Chinese involvement in Darfur.
It's important to understand that these events are not carefully
orchestrated puppet shows, but outbursts of anger and despair caused by many
years of oppression and cruelty. And let's not forget Birma. Is Hu Jintao
any better then Saddam Hussein?
Erik
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'And let's not forget Birma. Is Hu Jintao any better then Saddam Hussein?'
Right--good question. Or Than Swe?

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