-Caveat Lector- Thu Jan 04 2001 10:13:27 ET http://www.drudgereport.com/flash.htm China says Falun Gong still threat, blames enemies abroad Through regular open protests and unceasing dissemination of millions of items of underground propaganda, the banned Falun Gong sect still poses a serious threat to China's social order, the official news agency Xinhua said in a lengthy editorial Thursday. Xinhua blamed the continuing strength of the sect on supporters overseas, saying, "Those Sinophobic Western forces, unceasing in their plots to 'Westernize' or 'split up' the Chinese nation; those foreign enemies who are fundamentally unwilling to witness a flourishing and powerful China; they see in the 'Falun Gong' cult a good chance to make a mess of China and undermine the political strength of Chinese regime." The editorial effectively admitted Beijing's harsh 14-month crackdown on the spiritual group has not been effective, citing numerous instances of adherents' continued activities aimed at winning public attention. In the face of a national media blackout that keeps all but officially sanctioned negative stories off the airwaves and out of the newspapers, sect members have kept up their own campaign to prick the public conscience through painted signs, private letters and regular public demonstrations. The demonstrations are put down regularly, often with bloody violence. The Xinhua editorial told of how "several hundred" adherents disrupted kite flying and bird watching on Tiananmen Square over the New Year's weekend with their protests. Over New Year's Eve and into the next day, officers in plain clothes and uniforms beat down several hundred protesters and herded them into waiting buses, witnesses said. -- If ever time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin. --Samuel Adams <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
