[Buddha-l] Stanford scholar Tenzin Tethong could be the nextprimeminister of Tibet

[Erik Hoogcarspel]

Op 8-5-2011 19:59, Dan Lusthaus schreef:
>> Questionable hermeneutics, Dan .
> Eric, take that up with HHDL. Aside from what appeared *above* the words
> "From the LATimes", the rest is entirely pasted in from the article itself,
> and the "hermeneutics" you are challenging belong to HHDL. You should direct
> your objection to him.
>
First of all, I'm Erik not Eric. Your reading ability is disappointing 
for a philologist and it is not the first time.
Secondly, the word 'justified' came from you and that is just what I 
disagree on. It is like the old 'dead or alive' in cowboy movies which 
always meant 'dead' just because that saved the sheriff a lot of trouble 
and the guy was to be hanged anyway. But everybody knew that it was 
bending the rules, especially if the guy was unarmed.
Justice would have been done if OBL would have been brought to court 
like Saddam Houssain. Circumstances made this too risky, so nobody is to 
blame and at hindsight there may have been obtained some information 
that could help to prevent terrorist attacks in the future. But nobody 
expected this. Counter terrorism is terrorism too.
Oh and about the cap: the fact that it is not the first time doesn't 
make it right or a sign of good taste. I wonder what will be next: 
replacing momo's as staple food with burgers in Gelug monasteries?

erik