On May 11, 3:48=A0am, "pier" <p...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> first they demand that burma, open the country to distribute aid,
> than bush to visit tibet,
> why not demanded of osama bin laden to meet bush, to sort out the
terroris=
t
> problems,
> or
> america and bush and the senators love problems so to send in the marine
> the non-western world are waiting for the marine coming,
> just make sure that american woman are productive enough to produce
more,
Is it not sad for you when we demand a lot of totalitarians
Governments you love so much!
>
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> US senators ask Bush to visit Tibet during Olympics
> 15 hours ago
> WA****NGTON (AFP) =97 Several US senators asked President George W. Bush
> on Friday to visit Tibet when he travels to China for the Olympics to
> back Wa****ngton's push for human rights in the Himalayan territory.
> Bush is going to the Olympics in August although it is not certain if
> he will attend the opening ceremony, which lawmakers and human rights
> groups want him to boycott over China's recent crackdown in Tibet and
> human rights record.
> Senior Democratic Senators Joseph Biden, John Kerry and Barbara Boxer
> and Republican Senator Olympia Snowe sent a letter to Bush Friday,
> calling for his administration to take specific actions to help
> resolve the crisis in Tibet, including making a presidential visit to
> Tibet during the Olympics.
> They also wanted him to press Beijing to open a US consulate in
> Tibet's capital Lhasa and expand access to the region for
> international humanitarian officials and journalists.
> "First and foremost, we ask that you make preparations to visit the
> Tibetan Autonomous Region or other Tibetan areas when you travel to
> China this summer for the Olympic Games," they said in the letter.
> "This would allow you to demonstrate sup****t for American athletes as
> you also send a strong message of respect for the fundamental human
> rights of the Tibetan people."
> The Tibetan government-in-exile says 203 Tibetans have been killed and
> about 1,000 injured in the Chinese crackdown. China denies this,
> saying Tibetan "rioters" and "insurgents" killed 21 people.
> Following the crisis, Bush had been pu****ng Beijing to hold talks with
> envoys of exiled Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, who is
> seeking "meaningful" autonomy for his homeland.
> The Dalai Lama's envoy said Thursday that a date would be set soon for
> a seventh round of formal talks between the Tibetan leader's side and
> China.
> They held informal talks last Sunday in the Chinese city of Shenzhen
> -- the first known encounter between the two sides since deadly unrest
> erupted in the Himalayan region in March.
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