Re: Tibet closed to western media is just a way to say "No comment"

On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:57:04 -0700, ltlee1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:

>> >> The analogy is flawed. In this case, the man is saying "No Comment"
>> >> on behalf of somebody else - the people in Tibet. Would be nice if
>> >> they could say their own peace, unlike the monks in this video.
>>
>> > No, the analogy is not flawed. Tibet is part of China.
>>
>> Well there Tibetans who disagree with you on that.
> 
> It is naural that different Tibetans will have different opinions on all
> things under the heaven. But whether Tibet is part of China is not a
> mtter of opinion. It is a matter of external legitimacy and internal
> legitimacy.
 
[snip]

It that were the case, Ireland would still be part of Britain. Sarejevo 
would still be part of Austria-Hungary. Virginia and the rest of the 
thirteen colonies would still belong to Britain.

The reason it is not the case, is because of the principle of self-
determination. It was the moral rationale for the dismantling of our 
Empires. And its the reason your claims over Tibet will fall on deaf 
ears, no matter how much waffle you post. 

>>  Luckily for you
>> though, they got locked up for speaking their mind, if not killed.
> 
> I heard that all the time. But I am still waiting for someone to say
> that he or she knows the above is indeed a fact.

Well I know it's a fact. 

Here's an account of two young men sentenced, at the Lhasa Intermediate 
People's Court, to three years in prison simply for shouting "Free Tibet" 
and carrying the banned Tibetan flag.

http://tinyurl.com/6fycff

Here's the case of Ronggyal Adrak, jailed for 8 years simply for shouting 
"Long Live the Dallai Lama!" at a racing festival.

http://tinyurl.com/6zkq2o

Want to see extrajudicial execution? Here's a video of your gallant 
troops shooting unarmed Tibetans like dogs. 

http://tinyurl.com/6gtm9e




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