Lhasa Protests Rioting in Tibet

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Lhasa Protests / Rioting in Tibet
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Riots in Tibet
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Lhasa Burns
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Lhasa
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Tibetan Rioters Beat Man on Motorcycle
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CBS News Web Coverage of Events in Tibet
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The View from China

• CCTV-1 Coverage
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• Hong Kong ATV Coverage
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Shangrila
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Recent History and Media Coverage

• Michael Parenti on Tibet http//tuyweiy.spaces.li
  ve.com/blog/cns21DFCE0D11C5AE50F821411.entry
• Penn Teller
• http//vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseactionvids.
  individualvideoid4328870
• Aggregated Media Coverage of Tibetan Unrest
  https//docs.google.com/View?dociddggh5mp6_73fvdx
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Tibet Besieged, Apple Daily Hong Kong
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Rebellion in Lhasa More than a Hundred Dead,
Oriental Daily, Hong Kong
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Singtao
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Constitution of the Peoples Republic of China
Article 4. All nationalities in the People's
Republic of China are equal. The state protects
the lawful rights and interests of the minority
nationalities and upholds and develops the
relationship of equality, unity and mutual
assistance among all of China's nationalities.
Discrimination against and oppression of any
nationality are prohibited any acts that
undermine the unity of the nationalities or
instigate their secession are prohibited. The
state helps the areas inhabited by minority
nationalities speed up their economic and
cultural development in accordance with the
peculiarities and needs of the different minority
nationalities. Regional autonomy is practised in
areas where people of minority nationalities live
in compact communities in these areas organs of
self- government are established for the exercise
of the right of autonomy. All the national
autonomous areas are inalienable parts of the
People's Republic of China. The people of all
nationalities have the freedom to use and develop
their own spoken and written languages, and to
preserve or reform their own ways and customs.
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Dongxiang Minority
However, according to legends and historical
data, the Dongxiangs probably originated from the
Mongolians. As far back as the 13th century,
Mongolian garrison units were stationed in the
Dongxiang area. In these units were Mongols and
military scouts and artisans Genghis Khan brought
from West Asia. In time of war, the military
scouts would fight as soldiers on the
battlefield. And they farmed and raised cattle
and sheep in time of peace. These garrison troops
later took local women as wives, and their
offspring at the beginning were called "military
households" which became "civilian households"
with the passage of time. During the early years
of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), they were
offered amnesty by the Ming rulers, and they
settled down permanently in the Dongxiang area.
The Dongxiang people had been groaning under
national and class oppression throughout the
ages. This had driven them to take up arms
against their oppressors many times. For several
decades before the founding of the People's
Republic in 1949, the Dongxiang people were
suffering under the oppressive rule of the feudal
Hui warlords, Ma Anliang, Ma Qi and Ma Bufang,
and Kuomintang warlord Liu Yufen. What
infuriated the Dongxiangs most was the
pressganging of their young men into the armed
forces by the Kuomintang and Hui warlords. At one
swoop in 1948, the pressgangs rounded up a total
of more than 3,000 young men. Even the ahungs in
some mosques were not spared. They were thrown
into the army after their beards were shaved.
Pressganging operations that were carried out
time and again had made the Dongxiang villages
and towns devoid of young men.
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SECTION 6. THE ORGANS OF SELF-GOVERNMENT OF
NATIONAL AUTONOMOUS AREAS Article 112. The organs
of self-government of national autonomous areas
are the people's congresses and people's
governments of autonomous regions, autonomous
prefectures and autonomous counties. Article 113.
In the people's congress of an autonomous region,
prefecture or county, in addition to the deputies
of the nationality or nationalities exercising
regional autonomy in the administrative area, the
other nationalities inhabiting the area are also
entitled to appropriate representation. The
chairmanship and vice- chairmenships of the
standing committee of the people's congress of an
autonomous region, prefecture or county shall
include a citizen or citizens of the nationality
or nationalities exercising regional autonomy in
the area concerned. Article 114. The
administrative head of an autonomous region,
prefecture or county shall be a citizen of the
nationality, or of one of the nationalities,
exercising regional autonomy in the area
concerned.
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• Article 115. The organs of self-government of
  autonomous regions, prefectures and counties
  exercise the functions and powers of local organs
  of state as specified in Section V of Chapter
  Three of the Constitution. At the same time, they
  exercise the right of autonomy within the limits
  of their authority as prescribed by the
  Constitution, the law of regional national
  autonomy and other laws, and implement the laws
  and policies of the state in the light of the
  existing local situation.
• Article 116. People's congresses of national
  autonomous areas have the power to enact autonomy
  regulations and specific regulations in the light
  of the political, economic and cultural
  characteristics of the nationality or
  nationalities in the areas concerned. The
  autonomy regulations and specific regulations of
  autonomous regions shall be submitted to the
  Standing Committee of the National People's
  Congress for approval before they go into effect.
  Those of autonomous prefectures and counties
  shall be submitted to the standing committees of
  the people's congresses of provinces or
  autonomous regions for approval before they go
  into effect, and they shall be reported to the
  Standing Committee of the National People's
  Congress for the record.
• Article 117. The organs of self-government of the
  national autonomous areas have the power of
  autonomy in administering the finances of their
  areas. All revenues accruing to the national
  autonomous areas under the financial system of
  the state shall be managed and used independently
  by the organs of self- government of those areas.

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• Article 118. The organs of self-government of the
  national autonomous areas independently arrange
  for and administer local economic development
  under the guidance of state plans. In developing
  natural resources and building enterprises in the
  national autonomous areas, the state shall give
  due consideration to the interests of those
  areas.
• Article 119. The organs of self-government of the
  national autonomous areas independently
  administer educational, scientific, cultural,
  public health and physical culture affairs in
  their respective areas, sort out and protect the
  cultural legacy of the nationalities and work for
  the development and prosperity of their cultures.
• Article 120. The organs of self-government of the
  national autonomous areas may, in accordance with
  the military system of the state and concrete
  local needs and with the approval of the State
  Council, organize local public security forces
  for the maintenance of public order.
• Article 121. In performing their functions, the
  organs of self-government of the national
  autonomous areas, in accordance with the autonomy
  regulations of the respective areas, employ the
  spoken and written language or languages in
  common use in the locality.
• Article 122. The state gives financial, material
  and technical assistance to the minority
  nationalities to accelerate their economic and
  cultural development. The state helps the
  national autonomous areas train large numbers of
  cadres at different levels and specialized
  personnel and skilled workers of different
  professions and trades from among the nationality
  or nationalities in those areas.

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CIA Activities

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CUBA
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Bay of Pigs Failed Invasion of Cuba
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Brazil
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1964 Overthrow of democratically elected
Brazilian President Joao Goulart
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CHILE
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CHILE 1973 Overthrow of democratically elected
President Salvador Allende
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CIA in Indonesia Slaughter of Chinese and
Suspected Communist Party Members

• http//youtube.com/watch?v_Rrjf-UaANAfeaturerel
  ated

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CIA in TibetWhitecrane Films for the BBC

• Part One http//youtube.com/watch?vtOhDBo6x2ZY
• Part Two

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Operation Mockingbird The US Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the News Media

• News Organizations with reporters, editors, and
  or owners working directly with the Central
  Intelligence Agency (CIA)
• The Washington Post,
• Time Magazine,
• New York Times,
• American Broadcasting
• Corporation (ABC),
• National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC),
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS),
• Associated Press (AP),
• United Press International (UPI),
• Reuters, Hearst Newspapers,
• Newsweek Magazine,
• New York Herald Tribune

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• Editor's note In 1944, Chungking, Gen. Stilwell,
  chief of the US Military Mission in China, asked
  for Pres. Roosevelt's permission to equip the
  Communist troops to fight Japan. Chiang Kai Sek
  went into a rage and forced Roosevelt to sack
  Gen. Stil well. Gen. "Vinegar" Stilwell says in
  his memoirs "The basic trouble with Chiang is
  just his plain dumb ignorance. One of the worst
  disservice done to the American people is the
  overselling of Chiang Kai Sek. We've made a hero
  out of him and he believes all the crap he's read
  in our press about him an d he thinks he hasn't
  got anything to learn.
• Actually, he has little power - far less than
  people at home suppose. He couldn't get his
  generals to obey him if he ordered one they
  don't want to move. They are making money now -
  hoarding food for speculation, selling our
  supplies on the black market, lending money by
  God, they are not soldiers, they're
  speculators...e ach general has settled down on
  his own little dunghill and doesn't want to
  disturb the peace.".
• The old "Vinegar" could have referred to Rhee
  Syngman of S Korea.

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• The US has again asked the UN to condemn China's
  human rights record. Our nervousness over this
  issue is increased by the scheduled reversion of
  Hong Kong to Chinese rule next year. The
  condemnation request has been accompanied by a
  barrage of media stor ies about China's treatment
  of orphans, the Laogai prison system, the lack of
  political freedom and other issues. Observers of
  international political developments will
  recognize such stories as the standard
  accompaniment of operations by the CIA/NED to
  alter or overthrow target governments. The US
  corporate-owned media, in league with government
  agencies, orchestrat e media coverage to demonize
  states in conflict with corporate plans. (Many of
  the media stories seem to be generated by the
  "privately funded" US-based Human Rights
  Watch/Asia). Once and if the Chinese government
  is changed and serves well the corporate state,
  even if any abuses multiply -- we will hear no
  protest.

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• The above events delineate and reveal the current
  US policy of using (rightly or wrongly) the theme
  of human rights violations to alter or overthrow
  non-US-favored governments. In those countries
  emerging from the once Soviet Bloc that is
  forming new gove rnmental systems or where
  emerging or Third World governments resist US
  influence or control, the US uses "human rights
  violations," as an excuse for political action
  operations. "Human Rights" replaces Communist
  Conspiracy" as the justification for ove
  rthrowing governments.
• There are probably other governments targeted by
  CIA/NED and subject to efforts in the United
  Nations to censure them -- I would appreciate any
  information this.
• Listed immediately below are a few CIABASE
  entries re NED/CIA operations targeted at China.
• China, NED, 90-95 China defends human rights in a
  report that accused the United States and other
  Western nations of having concocted criticism for
  sinister political purposes. Washington Post
  12/29/95 a28
• 94 China assails US Human Rights policies. China
  notes its human rights policy is better than the
  US's "the incidence of crimes, murders,
  robberies, rapes, drug abuse and violence and
  racial discrimination in the US comes first...US
  had a higher prop ortion of imprisoned people
  than China." Washington post 2/28/94 a18
• China, 93-94 Chinese premier, Li Peng, puts order
  before rights. He applauded defeat of a UN move
  to censure China over human rights. He told the
  congress that his government will not hesitate to
  slow economic reforms to maintain order. A
  runaway in flation was a major player in the 89
  pro-democracy protests. Leaders of the movement
  are at crux of Western concern about human rights
  in China. Washington times 3/11/94 a17

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• China, 88-94 Prior to the Tiananmen Square
  incident, NED had two offices in China that gave
  regular seminars on democracy. NED sponsored
  various Chinese writers and publications.
  Probably NED or CIA recruited numerous Chinese
  students studying in U S. When Tiananmen Square
  erupted, NED or CIA probably sent or helped FAX
  thousands letters to recipients in China,
  inflamed opinion via Voice of America and
  sheltered a leading dissident in US Embassy -
  which also arranged for many dissidents to flee.
  NED continues to support Chinese dissidents and
  awards Tiananmen's "Goddess of Democracy," to
  noted dissidents of all nations. In early 94, the
  US Tried to force China to ease political
  controls in exchange for continuation of most
  favored nation (MFN) trade status and called
  China a violator of human rights. In 5/94, the
  Chinese police detained 4 members of local
  association for human rights as one boarded
  flight to the US. Clinton, bowing to pressure
  from business interests, separated human rights
  from Ch ina's MFN status. The July 1992 issue of
  NED's journal of democracy announces formation of
  new underground movement in China - the Free
  Trade Union of China. The announcement was made
  by the international confederation of free trade
  unions, a long-time CI A labor front. CIABASE
  update report 7/94
• China, 89 The Chinese government arrested
  representatives of a private American org in
  Beijing, the Fund for the Reform and Opening of
  China. George Soros who founded the fund said the
  Chinese government has detained Liang Congjie.
  Soros denied any CIA involvement in the fund.
  Soros, an east European émigré who funds similar
  programs in Hungary, Poland and the USSR, Founded
  the China fund in 86 Soros gave the fund 1
  million which it used to promote cultural
  exchanges and sponsor research projects in
  conjunction with China's Institute for Economic
  Structural Reform, an influential liberal think
  tank supported by Zhao. Allegations that the

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• China Fund was a tool of the CIA surfaced in 87
  Washington post 8/8/89 a4
• China, 94 NED grant to Laogai Research Foundation
  to continue investigations into China's prisons
  and to publish an undated Laogai Handbook
  exposing the system. National Endowment for
  Democracy Annual Report 94 49
• China, 84-90 NED, China Perspective, Inc. To
  continue publication of "The Chinese
  Intellectual" (TCI) and support for Chinese
  students in west. Launched in 84 with NED
  support, TCI is a Chinese language quarterly
  promoting open discussion of democra tic values,
  institutions and issues important to China.
  Originally targeted at mainland students studying
  in West, Journal moved its offices from New York
  to Beijing in 88 and began distribution in China.
  Center in Beijing hosted discussions on democracy
  in China. In wake of June 3-4, 89 events in
  Tiananmen square, editorial offices moved back to
  New York and China Perspective has begun
  providing support for Chinese students in West
  who cannot, for political reasons, return to
  China. National Endowment fo r Democracy Annual
  Report 89 16, 90 20
• China, 92 Loss of central political control has
  allowed NED to expand its in-country activity
  that had been focused on supporting projects
  outside China. Concentrated on civil society
  development promoting environmental awareness
  and activism supp orting democratic developments
  in regions of China with large Tibetan
  population legal education and providing legal
  assistance for victims of political persecution.
  NED grants supported ten publications in China
  that focused on labor, market economics ,
  democratization movements inside and outside
  China, democratic process and development of
  pluralistic and civil societies. National
  Endowment for Democracy Annual Report 1992 42
• China, 93-95 On 6/19/95 Chinese authorities
  detained NED grantee Harry Wu. He was charged
  with spying and found guilty and sentenced to 15
  years in prison and, 92 NED grants supported ten
  publications in China that focused on Labor,
  market economics, democratization movements
  inside and outside China, democratic process and
  development of pluralistic and civil Societies.
  National endowment for dem ocracy annual report
  1992 42

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• expulsion. He left 8/24/95, Wu is executive
  director of the Laogai Research Foundation, fu
  nded by NED. He testified before Congress on
  4/3/95 - testimony given. National Endowment for
  Democracy newsletter Summer 95 4-5
• China, 94 NED/IRI promoted electoral reform,
  efforts of FTUI, working with activists inside
  and in exile, to monitor human rights abuses, and
  by "Human rights China" to help activists to
  support major newspapers and journals produced
  abroad that c irculate inside China (among them
  Press Freedom Guardian, Democratic China, and the
  Chinese Intellectual) as well as Laogai Research
  Foundation, which provides info about Chinese
  labor camps. National Endowment for Democracy
  Annual Report 94 8
• China, 95 At a ceremony on 5/2/95, NED presented
  95 democracy award "Goddess of democracy" to
  Monique Mujawamariya of Rwanda, Elena Bonner and
  Sergei Kovalev of Russia, and Sergio Aguayo of
  Mexico. National Endowment for Democracy
  newsletter summe r 95 1
• China, Africa, 94 In 10/94 NED's forum for
  democratic studies, sponsored. a day-long
  conference for political change in China. Meeting
  attended by 35 Leading scholars, government
  officials, foundation executives, and Chinese
  emigrés. 12/7/94. Forum held conference on
  Nigeria. It brought together 35 scholars,
  government officials, and human rights advocates,
  and representatives of Nigeria's democracy
  movement. Journal of Democracy (NED) 1/95
• China, 89 In Nanjing students had boom boxes
  turned high to the Voice of America as it
  described events in China. The most effective
  dispenser of truth was Voice of America which
  stepped-up programming in Mandarin to 11 hours a
  day. VOA said they us ually have 60 million
  regular listeners in China. In the crisis the
  number may have been as high as 400 million. In
  early June VOA cameras started beaming the
  service's first TV news program Via satellite to
  about 2000 dish antennas in China. Most of t hem
  at military installations, but that's exactly the
  point, said VOA director Carlson to make sure a
  major player in the power struggle, get an
  accurate account of what is going on. Newsweek
  6/19/89 p29
• China, 85 "Chinese Intellectual," launched with
  NED support in 84. Magazine published in New York
  city by a group of writers and scholars from
  China. Editor is Liang Heng, who authored "son of
  the revolution." Editorial board composed of
  distingu ished American and Chinese writers -
  John k. Fairbanks and Andrew Nathan, Sidney hook,
  and social scientists Irving Horowitz and Seymour
  martin Lisped. Original target audience was More
  than 10,000 students from China. Magazine opening
  office in Beijin g. National endowment for
  democracy annual report 1985 23-4
• China, 86 NED - "China perspective, inc., to
  continue publication of "the Chinese
  intellectual." This quarterly journal sought to
  promote discussion. Of democracy among 10,000
  Chinese studying in US And Europe. It also now
  works with reform element s inside China.
  National endowment for democracy Annual report 86
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CIA National Endowment for Democracy
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• CIA in Tibet 1
• CIA in Tibethttp//www.youtube.com/watch?vtOhDBo
  6x2ZY
• CIA in Tibet 2
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vIwu5qYosTo0feature
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• LA Riots http//youtube.com/watch?vKYnJiiLGwjY
• LA Riots, Reginald Denny
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• Rodney King
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• The Age (Australia) 9/16/98 CIA funded covert
  Tibet exile campaign in 1960s By JIM MANN ltsnipgt
  For much of the 1960s, the CIA provided the
  Tibetan exile movement with 1.7million a year
  for operations against China, including an annual
  subsidy of 180,000 for the Dalai Lama, according
  to newly released US intelligence documents. The
  money for the Tibetans and the Dalai Lama was
  part of the CIA's worldwide effort during the
  early years of the Cold War to undermine
  communist governments, particularly in the Soviet
  Union and China. The government committee that
  approved the Tibetan operations also authorised
  the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba. The
  documents, published last month by the State
  Department, illustrate the historical background
  of the situation in Tibet today, in which China
  continues to accuse the Dalai Lama of being an
  agent of foreign forces seeking to separate Tibet
  from China. ltsnipgt ltsnipgt The declassified
  historical documents provide the first inside
  details of the CIA's decade-long covert program
  to support the Tibetan independence movement. At
  the time of the intelligence operation, the CIA
  was seeking to weaken Mao Zedong's hold over
  China. And the Tibetan exiles were looking for
  help to keep their movement alive after the Dalai
  Lama and his supporters fled Tibet after an
  unsuccessful 1959 revolt against Chinese rule.
  ltsnipgt ltsnipgt The newly published files show that
  the collaboration between US intelligence and the
  Tibetans was less than ideal. The Tibetans by
  nature did not appear to be congenitally inclined
  towards conspiratorial proficiency,'' a top CIA
  official says ruefully in one memo. One document
  indicates that annual Tibet expenses totalling
  1,735,000 continued for four years, until 1968.
  At that point, the CIA cut the budget to just
  below 1.2million a year. ltsnipgt ltsnipgt The US
  Government still provides some financial support
  for Tibetans, but openly and through other
  channels. In recent years, Congress has approved
  about 2 million annually in funding for Tibetan
  exiles in India.