OscailtTibet and the WorldOn March 10th, the 49th anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising, 300 monks demonstrated in Lhasa, Tibet, demanding the release of a number of imprisoned monks. In doing so they marked the beginning of a brief period of rioting by Tibetans against the rule of China, and the Chinese Communist Party, over Tibet. These riots were violently suppressed by the Chinese state.
The riots and their suppression has been widely publicised in the media and sparked a series of international protests aimed at undermining the Beijing 2008 Olympics. These protests occurred along the route of the international Olympic Torch Relay causing the torch to be extinguished 5 times in France alone.2008-05-30T01:56:48+08:00Anarkismoanarkismoeditors@lists.riseup.nethttp://www.anarkismo.net/atomfullposts?story_id=8952http://www.anarkismo.net/graphics/feedlogo.gifSharon Stone and her own stupid "karma"http://www.anarkismo.net/article/8952#comment93712008-05-30T01:56:48+08:00Paddy RuaTalking about double standards, on the Cannes ceremony that frivolous idiot Shar...Talking about double standards, on the Cannes ceremony that frivolous idiot Sharon Stone did some outrageous remarks on Tibet and the Chinese earthquake:<br />
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"I'm not happy about the way the Chinese are treating the Tibetans because I don't think anyone should be unkind to anyone else," <br />
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"I've been concerned about how should we deal with the Olympics, because they are not being nice to the Dalai Lama, who is a good friend of mine," <br />
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"And then all this earthquake and all this stuff happened, and I thought, is that karma -- when you're not nice that the bad things happen to you?"<br />
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If we judge world powers for their unkind relationship to others, and for doing "bad things", I just wonder how many earthquakes, tornados, floods, plagues, famines and volcanic eruptions does the US deserves according to Ms Stone "flawless" theology... maybe Iraquis, Latin Americans and Afghanis could give an idea?