On Mar 17, 4:17=A0pm, "Zomi" <z...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Senator Obama "Condemns" China's Use of Force in Tibet
Call Obama and set the record straight on Tibet rioters and "Rodney
King" style rock pelting vioence against innocent bystanders.
Obama camp can be reached @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(866) 675-2008, option 6.
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> Posted by Lhasa Rising
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> Senator Barack Obama is the first U.S. presidential candidate to issue a
> statement on China's crackdown in Tibet (issued March 14):
>
> -- "I am deeply disturbed by re****ts of a crackdown and arrests ordered
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> Chinese authorities in the wake of peaceful protests by Tibetan Buddhist
> monks. I condemn the use of violence to put down peaceful protests, and
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> on the Chinese government to respect the basic human rights of the
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of
> Tibet, and to account for the whereabouts of detained Buddhist monks.
>
> -- "These events come on the 49th anniversary of the exile of the
spiritua=
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> leader of Tibetan Buddhists, the Dalai Lama. They demonstrate the
continui=
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> frustration of the Tibetan people at the way in which Beijing has ruled
> Tibet. [.]
>
> -- "Tibet should enjoy genuine and meaningful autonomy. [.] Now is the
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> to respect the human rights and religious freedom of the people of
Tibet."=
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> On the whole, this was a strong statement, definitely more powerful than
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> the tepid official U.S. reaction. Thank you, Senator Obama.
>
> However, Senator Obama does miss something major. Tibetans aren't just
> frustrated at "the way in which Beijing has ruled Tibet." Tibetans are
> fundamentally opposed to Chinese rule in the first place. They are
calling=
> for independence, not "better" rule by Beijing.
>
> Also, Senator Obama misses the significance of March 10, 1959; in
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> to being when His Holiness the Dalai Lama fled into exile, it was when
> Tibetans across Tibet rose up against the Chinese occupation of their
> country. So while we appreciate Senator Obama's sup****t for Tibetan
> autonomy, we would be much happier if he recognized and sup****ted what
> Tibetans are literally dying for in the streets: independence.
>
> (As and when other presidential candidates make statements on Tibet, we
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> post them here.)
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