Shot like stray dogs. The really sad thing is, from the glass house the US has built for itself over the past five years, we're in no position to criticize China or affect their policies regarding Tibet.
BoingBoing.net reports that one of the people shot was a nun. SaveTibet.org goes into more detail. Her name was Kelsang Namtso, and she was only 17 years old.
7 responses so far ↓
1 Jeffrey
// Oct 16, 2006 at 12:06 pm
At least they have the olympics and "most favored nation status". How is it we consider one country savages, and others not. It's a sad state. I wonder what it will be like when the US is killing people who do not practice the proper religion. It seems like only a matter of time. Maybe I'm just jumping the gun. I have no doubts that Bush will pull out some type of surprise. What's even more frightening is his brother Jeb. As he maneuvers for a presidential slot, I am reminded of all the things he has done (and not done) for Florida. My mom lives there and I keep up with all the goings on in the State. It's sad. It's not the country I once knew. How do I teach civics to children where local, state AND federal government are so lacking.
I don't mean this to be a flame war. I know the arguments and respect those people who disagree with me. Perhaps I'm just being long winded. My intent was not to change anyone's opinion. A flame war will not change mine. I do wish peace to all, including those who disagree with me.
BTW, Rich… Take a look at my LJ and see our newest addition!
2 mike
// Oct 16, 2006 at 2:10 pm
I saw this at Digg the other day.. its unbelievable. Its sad how Tibets former self has been lost to the world, and every day under chinese occupation it continues to fade away. It bewilders me why China feels they need to crush and opress their culture and people, but what bewilders me even more is how nobody in the western world seems to care.
I hope the Dalai Lama goes back there during the olympics. He'll be able to draw attention to his cause, and the Chinese government will be in deep shit if they try to do something to him.
3 missb
// Oct 17, 2006 at 4:13 am
Our political attitude towards China has always baffled me. SO dismaying.
4 Christopher
// Oct 17, 2006 at 4:16 am
May the people of Tibet stay strong. This is truly a heart wrenching story. So wasteful and unnecessary.
5 carlos
// Nov 11, 2006 at 4:27 pm
Those who fire any shot to human being un-armed will go to the deepest hell and never to be reborn again as human.
6 chris
// Jan 10, 2007 at 6:06 pm
Story song about the shootings on Sept. 30th Mt. Everest
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Listen: http://www.kcrecords.com/tibet/September30th.mp3
Download: http://www.kcrecords.com/tibet/September30th.wav
September 30th (Tibetan Pilgrims)
High on the slopes of Mt. Everest
September 30th
Trekking Tibetan pilgrims walked
single file up a high mountain pass trail
On their way to see the Dalai Lama
“His Holiness” to them
A border guard in uniform takes a shooting position
On a hill not far away
Sniper rifle to his eye
You can see him taking aim
The crack of gunfire
Two innocent ones fall
the official report reported
It was a shooting in self defense
Those pilgrims attacked the guards it said
the guards fired to protect themselves
some pilgrims were taken as political prisoners
even little kids
mountain climbers had a base camp near by
they saw the whole thing in plain view
They were filming a climbing expedition
And their cameras were handy too
They were shocked at what they witnessed
And they got it all on video
I wonder how many people discover this
When you Google the words “Tibetan pilgrims”
You get a half a million hits
With details, and updates and interviews and photographs
And the mountain climber’s video
High on the slopes of Mt. Everest
September 30th
The rest of the pilgrims who made it through
Continued on the trail to Kathmandu
On their way to see the Dalai Lama
“His Holiness” to them
by Chris Pumphrey
7 Herro Flom Japan - Another racist foreigner blogs his hate of all things Japanese « 3KUN - IIIKUNIII
// Jan 23, 2007 at 2:56 am
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