http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/104872-0/
12.04.2008
Foolishness Over the Olympics and Tibet
Tibet has been a part of China since ancient days. Historical records have
shown that Tibet had been under the central government of China for more than
700 years since the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368). Less than 6 decades ago, China
emerged from a century of colonialist oppression and humiliation at the hands
of the very same colonialists that are currently behind the anti-China campaign
of disinformation.
Up until the time of the Second World war, Tibet was considered as a part of
China as they were trying to curb the encroachments of the British Empire on
their territory. However, after the war, Washington decided to use Tibet's
religious enclave in its fight against Communism.
The international community is being barraged with a deliberate and sustained
campaign of disinformation about what is going on with Tibet as once again,
Washington is providing financial, political, diplomatic and propaganda support
to a blatantly racist demonization effort, ostensibly due to "concerns" for
"human rights." We've already seen the fake claims of genocide in Bosnia and
Kosovo, the ridiculous and absurd lies about weapons of mass destruction in
Iraq and babies being thrown out of incubators, now we have the poor
downtrodden, innocent and abused "freedom fighters" in Tibet.
Curious timing, as preparations are being made for the upcoming Olympics in
Beijing. The corporate elitist media and some in-the-pocket politicians now
suggest that boycotts be organized against the Beijing Olympics or the opening
ceremonies at the very least.
As early as last August, Chinese scholars were warning about the Dalai Lama and
what he was up to: "The Dalai Lama is once again provoking activists," said Di
Zhankun, a Qinghai-based Tibetologist, claiming that the 71-year-old Dalai Lama
is preparing to usher in "an era of violence."
The initial uprising in Lhasa on March 14 had been pre-planned and well
orchestrated. We have none other than the Dalai Lama directing the actions of
internal terrorists. As part of the so-called Tibet government in exile, the
Dalai Lama has managed to grasp media attention worldwide to his "crusade" for
an independent Tibet.
The events that unfolded at the lighting of the Olympic flame March 24 in
Greece were most revealing. A protest briefly disrupted the ceremonies. Three
protesters were arrested, but then summarily released. None were Tibetan. They
were three French men, it turns out, all from a notorious right-wing
organization funded by the governments of France and the United States as well
as some of the richest capitalist elitists in the world. They all are employees
of the group called Reporters Without Borders.
What most do not know about Tibet is the sinister historical links to the US
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Tibet's current "independence" fanatics and
rabble rousers maintain close ties with the CIA's National Endowment for
Democracy (NED). It goes beyond any concept of non-violent protest as these
individuals have engaged in acts of vandalism and looting, behaving like
hooligans and criminals with rampant property destruction, hardly the actions
of non-violent protest.
The American Society for a Free Asia, a CIA front, gave unlimited publicity to
the cause of Tibetan criminals. The CIA has provided the Tibetan exile movement
with $1.7 million a year for its operations against China which includes an
annual subsidy of $180,000 for the Dalai Lama.
In the book, "Buddha's Warriors" by Mikel Dunham, is the story of CIA-backed
Tibetan Freedom Fighters. In 434 pages, it explains how the CIA took hundreds
of Tibetans to the US for combat training and provided them with modern arms.
Protests occurred in the UK and France that truly demonstrated to the world
that the spirit of the Olympics has once again been abandoned for questionable
motives. However, Gordon Brown ignored calls to rebuff China because of the
protests in Tibet, and welcomed the Olympic flame behind Downing Street's
gates. Meanwhile, demonstrators and police clashed just yards away outside of
Parliament. The Prime Minister did not hold the torch, but posed for a picture
with it after.
In Paris, protesters scaling the Eiffel Tower, grabbed for the flame and forced
security officials to repeatedly snuff out the torch and transport it by bus
past demonstrators who were shrieking "Free Tibet!"
At another destination in San Francisco, three protesters wearing harnesses and
helmets climbed up the Golden Gate Bridge and tied the Tibetan flag and two
banners to its cables. The banners read "One World One Dream" and "Free Tibet."
A media charade occurred when some of these "peaceful" monks in Tibet managed
to get themselves arrested for the benefit of a visiting media team. China
allowed a group of about two dozen reporters into Lhasa for a three-day
escorted visit. The monks in a carefully choreographed action pushed in front
of journalists on cue and recited a list of carefully prepared "grievances" and
thereby sidetracked and disrupted the event. One of the monks also declared
their intended purpose: "We know we will probably be arrested but we have to
keep fighting," Naturally the group of monks ended up by being surrounded by
security guards and other officials who tried to quiet the disturbance. Lights,
camera, action!
Indian Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma said India will
ensure the smooth run of the relay of the Olympic torch in the country, the
Press Trust of India reported. "As far as the Government of India is concerned,
we are committed to providing complete security to the Olympic torch," Sharma
was quoted as saying.
The European Union has rejected any boycott, saying it would be
counterproductive to efforts to improve "human rights" in China. "Boycotting
the XXIX Olympiad is not the right answer to the current political problems,"
said a statement from Slovenia, which holds the EU's rotating presidency.
Unfortunately, it has become politically expedient to hate China in the empire
today. After all, China sends them cheap junk . Never mind that corporate
elitist businesses order that cheap junk and China makes it according to the
specifications given them by these companies, all to maximize profits at the
expense of quality. Blaming China gets the companies off the hook for what they
ordered, inspected and accepted and willingly sold to the public for huge
profits. China is being used as a scapegoat, albeit a very prosperous and
wealthy scapegoat.
Meanwhile the Dali Lama rolled into Seattle at his home base USA to attend a 5
day conference entitled "Seeds of Compassion." Conference tickets were reported
to be sold out. He told the media that China, "Cannot suppress protests against
human rights in Tibet." Rich words coming from a paid CIA shill.
There can be little doubt that the main beneficiaries to the death and
destruction sweeping Tibet are in Washington. How disgusting it is to see so
many well meaning people deceived into serving the interests of Washington and
the corporate elitists in sabotaging the Beijing Olympics. The spirit and
nature of the event are being spoiled all to the delight, enrichment and
interests of corporate elitists. The Chinese people have a long memory and a
keen sense of honor and this will not soon be forgotten or forgiven.
Lisa KARPOVA
Pravda.RU
USA/CANADA
