Via the BBC: ‘Eighty killed’ in Tibetan unrest
At least 80 people have been killed in unrest following protests by Tibetans against Chinese rule, the Tibetan government in exile says.
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Chinese troops were out in force in Lhasa, Tibet’s main city, on Sunday.
Hong Kong Cable TV reported that about 200 military vehicles, each carrying 40 to 60 armed soldiers, had driven into the city.
Loudspeakers broadcast messages, such as: “Discern between enemies and friends, maintain order.”
Orwell would be so proud…1
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March 18th, 2008 at 9:37 am
With the environmental problems in China, contaminated red rivers and the like, the mistreatment of their athletes and the slaughter of the Tibetans the US should really start considering pulling out of the Olympics. I think that this would send a loud message to the communist government that this behavior is unacceptable. Unfortunately, I don’t see this happening, the Olympics has become a “big business” and money seems to trump these terrible incidents.