I can't begin to believe that...come on FReepers! Do we REALLY think China is capable of that?
No sirree Bob! Not I! Oh, and < /sarcasm>
Posted on 03/20/2008 9:53:52 PM PDT by fishhound
Police 'shot at Tibet protesters' Picture published by Tibetan monks in Dharamsala, allegedly showing a crowd gathered around the bodies of demonstrators said to have been killed during a protest in Aba on 16/3/08
Chinese police opened fire and wounded four protesters "in self-defence" last Sunday in a Tibetan area of Sichuan province, the Xinhua news agency says.
It is the first time China has admitted injuring anyone since anti-Chinese protests in Tibet began last week.
Xinhua said police opened fire in Aba county - the same place that Tibetan activists said eight people were killed during protests near Kirti monastery.
Activists released graphic photos of dead bodies showing bullet wounds.
China has said that only 13 people have been killed during the protests, and that all were innocent and killed by "rioters" in Lhasa.
The Tibetan government in exile has said at least 99 people have died so far, including 80 in Lhasa - and have accused the security forces of firing on crowds.
Earlier on Thursday, China admitted for the first time that the protests had spread outside the Tibetan Autonomous Region to nearby provinces in south-western China where large numbers of ethnic Tibetans live.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
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I can't begin to believe that...come on FReepers! Do we REALLY think China is capable of that?
No sirree Bob! Not I! Oh, and < /sarcasm>
I heard that that guy was chased down and killed in an alley.
Wow, I was in Lhasa the day the protests began. At that point there were hundreds of police and some military in hte main public square where the markets are located. Everyone was tense and most venders had closed shop.
The next day I visited a location outside of Lhasa and the bus I rode was stopped a couple of times so military could look inside and let us go. We went directly to the airport so missed the first day of violent rioting.
You know I really think we should hire some of these chinese peace keepers for our anti-war protests. I’d just love to see the headlines
That image is forever etched into my memory. That and the students creating their “Goddess of Liberty” statue.
Is John Adams going to defend the Chinese? ;)
These are portions of Tibet chopped off and annexed to the Chinese provinces of Gansu, Qinghai and Sichuan.
I will lose the little respect I still have left for Bush if he does not order a boycott on the olympics. In fact, has he or his State Department even commented on the crackdown in Tibet. He seems to be following in the PRC appeasement policies of Nixon and his father. He is courageous when it comes to third-world dictators with obsolete militaries but is silent when it comes to growing superpowers in Russia and China.
He was runover I believe.
If the Dali were really wise, he’d say they just found oil deposits in his district.
Nothing wakes a Texan up like oil.
Sad day to be an American when we hide so timidly while people struggle to fight for democracy and freedom.
Truly sad.
On another note he has said he will arm Kosovo.
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