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October 23, 2007
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Framed by the Tibetan flag, the Dalai Lama speaks to members of the Tibetan Community in New York. Photograph: Mary Altaffer/AP
As reported before the Dalai Lama went to Washington
Chinese police and soldiers have clashed with Buddhist monks in several towns in Tibet during a crackdown on celebrations to mark the award of a US congressional gold medal to the Dalai Lama last week.
According to Tibetan activist groups and Hong Kong media, the security forces have attempted to suppress monasteries that tried to mark the prize-giving with special prayers or decorations.
Despite government efforts to remove satellite dishes, halt sales of celebratory fireworks and block websites such as YouTube, news has spread quickly about the accolade and the meeting last week between the Tibetan spiritual leader and US president George Bush.
The Guardian reports.
I saw this coming or something like this…
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October 21, 2007
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The Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, spent five days in Washington this past week.
He met with President Bush and was presented the Congressional Gold Medal, the nation’s highest and most distinguished civilian award. He also visited a homeless shelter and spoke at a number of other events on such issues as climate, America and its role in the world, and the need for compassion in every life.
Read the rest of the article here…
Dont get me wrong, but i find this article a bit funny.Words leading country’s president presents the nations highest reward to someone exiled in his own country.
Not even refuge or given sanctuary in the US.How does this sound like.
With all due respect to the lama but this is bullshit.
“We have the view or impression America is champion of democracy, liberty, freedom. And then eventually, I myself witnessed that. That is greatness of America. I think even the stature, the administration, the Congress, Houses – it seems to me I think the power is divided, is balanced. I think this already is wonderful, wonderful. And then American public, I usually have found very easy to communicate. So therefore, I think your economy power and also military power, I think American spirit, I think really great, and you can promote that. And I commend it. I think that’s very, very important.
Either our Lama is getting really old and not seeing whats going around in the world nowdays, which is unlikely, or this whole thing is just a pure Bush govt. propaganda.
“Sometimes you may gain or you may lose temporary gain, but long run these principles are very, very important. And anyway, America is the most powerful democratic country. Then, next to India, most populated democratic country. I think these two countries have, I think, great important role to serve humanity, to bring humanity more happier, more equal, more peaceful. That’s ideal.”
The idea behind US is lost, or may just live on as a dream, people are starting to only see what they are allowed to, and think the way the govt. wants them to.Nice backward evolution.