[kj] OT: Tibet -- Last Train To Lhasa

[sade1]

Has anyone recently seen the news footage on Tibet? 
   
    Is it just me or is China** trying to make the Tibetans and their monks look
  hideous as responsible for all the fires, looting and mayhem happening over
  there right now.
   
  **the one with The Wall
   
  1) China blacked out the transmission and exportation of all news and
       evidence (to the best of their power),
  2) when the stuff does make it out, it happens towards thurs.night/friday 
       just in time for the weekend because no one watches news on the 
       weekend, so China won't be seen 'so bad, by so many, over so much...'
  3) what does make it out makes it look like the Tibetans are just animals
      on a rampage, and the official Chinese comments about it have the tone 
      of,  "oh poor us...you see, you see World, those reckless animals...." 
       [cue pics of cars on fire, of a monk kicking a storefront, etc.]
   
    Boycott China. Boycott the Olympics. 
  Take a small hit on cancelling your olympic tour packages to china and 
  spend the rest of your money at home supporting local merchants and jobs. 
   
  Didn't mean to make this a political rant; was just curious to see if 
  others saw different, better news coverage than what i've seen. (mine was
  from BBC World on Tv).
   
  "Last Train...": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVM9M6i9ZoU
  Youtube Tibet search: here 
   


... ... ... ... ... ... 
(looking at the current state of things)
  
'Save me 
   save from Tomorrow.. 
 I don't want to sail in this Ship Of Fools...!'

       
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