Saturday, March 15, 2008

Chinese Security Forces Swarm Tibet

Unfortunately, the Tibetans will likely receive little or no outside support or assistance as is the case with Kosova for the simple reason that they have no natural resources such as oil to speak of and is not strategically located for the location of a pipeline. Hence, there is no profit benchmark set for assisting the indigenous people for any reason.

Come to think of it, that is probably the main reason no one really cares about the atrocities of the Gaza Strip. I guess that there is just no profit in free, happy and healthy people.

Chinese Security Forces Swarm Tibet
Soldiers on foot and in armored carriers swarmed Tibet's capital Saturday, enforcing a strict curfew a day after protesters burned shops and cars to vent their anger against Chinese rule. In another western city, police clashed with hundreds of Buddhist monks leading a sympathy demonstration.

The violence erupted just two weeks before China's Summer Olympic celebrations kick off with the start of the torch relay, which passes through Tibet. China is gambling that its crackdown will not draw an international outcry over human rights violations that could lead to boycotts of the Olympics.

The latest unrest began Monday on the anniversary of a 1959 uprising against Chinese rule. Tibet was effectively independent for decades before communist troops entered in 1950.