You be the judge.

Don't understand why the so called high standard western media can fabricate news like these. What do you think?

Who was attacking Whom?


http://www.eturbonews.com/1771/chinese-beaten-mercilessly-tourists-so-what-r


Chinese Gov't, "Tibetans In Exile", Western Tourists - Who's Telling The Truth?
'Chinese beaten mercilessly' - tourists. So, what really happened in Tibet?
Mar 19, 2008
Rampaging Tibetan youths stoned and beat Chinese people in the Tibetan capital and set ablaze stores but now calm has returned after a military clampdown, say tourists emerging from the Himalayan region.

"It was an explosion of anger against the Chinese and Muslims by the Tibetans,'' 19-year-old Canadian John Kenwood said, describing an orgy of violence that swept the ancient city of Lhasa.

Mr Kenwood and other tourists, who arrived by plane in Nepal's capital Kathmandu yesterday, witnessed the unrest, which reached a climax on Friday when they said Han Chinese as well as Muslims were targeted.

They described scenes in which mobs relentlessly beat and kicked ethnic Han Chinese, whose influx into the region has been blamed by Tibetans for altering its unique culture and way of life.

Mr Kenwood said he saw four or five Tibetan men on Friday "mercilessly'' stoning and kicking a Chinese motorcyclist.

"Eventually they got him on the ground, they were hitting him on the head with stones until he lost consciousness.

"I believe that young man was killed,'' Mr Kenwood said, but added he could not be sure.

He said he saw no Tibetan deaths.

Tibet's government-in-exile said yesterday that the "confirmed'' Tibetan death toll from more than a week of unrest was 99.

China has said "13 innocent civilians'' died and that it used no lethal force to subdue the rioting.

The Tibetans "were throwing stones at anything that drove by", Mr Kenwood said.

"The young people were involved and the old people were supporting by screaming - howling like wolves. Everyone who looked Chinese was attacked,'' said 25-year-old Swiss tourist Claude Balsiger.

"They attacked an old Chinese man on a bicycle. They hit his head really hard with stones (but) some old Tibetan people went into the crowd to make them stop,'' he said.

Mr Kenwood recounted another brave rescue when a Chinese man was pleading for mercy from rock-wielding Tibetans.

"They were kicking him in the ribs and he was bleeding from the face,'' he said. "But then a white man walked up... helped him up from the ground. There was a crowd of Tibetans holding stones, he held the Chinese man close, waved his hand at the crowd and they let him lead the man to safety.''

Reacting to the tourists' accounts, Thubten Samphel, a spokesman for the Tibetan government-in-exile in the northern Indian hill town of Dharamshala, called the violence "very tragic".

The Tibetans "have been told to keep their struggle non-violent,'' he said.

The unrest began after Tibetans marked on March 10 the 49th anniversary of their failed uprising against Chinese rule in 1959. Then, Tibet's Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama trekked through the Himalayas and crossed into India, making Dharamshala a base after the revolt.

By last Saturday, Chinese security forces had locked down the Tibetan capital.

The Chinese military ordered tourists to stay in their hotels from where they said they could hear gunfire and tear gas shells exploding.

On Monday the tourists were allowed some movement but had to show their passports at frequent checkpoints.

"Shops were all burnt out - all the merchandise was on the street in a bonfire. Many buildings were gutted,'' said Serge Lachapelle, a tourist from Montreal in Canada.

"The Muslim district was entirely destroyed - every store was destroyed,'' said Mr Kenwood.

"I was able to go and eat in a restaurant (outside the hotel) this morning (yesterday). The Tibetans were not smiling any more,'' he said.

don't let them read this page, please lock it up and delete it. we don't want any truth to be heard or told.

we just want to think and believe what we think its the truth.

can't see ur pictures

quote:

Originally posted by s002wjh:
can't see ur pictures

lol, I already posted this in page 2 of China & Tibet with a different link and there even an video for it.

interesting pics

Not to mention India has been cracking down on the tibet monks for the last few months and dragging them back to China as they seek shelter in India with their spiritual leader.

Yet you don't see any news about it and the US still carries out their military contract with the indians.

That's US foreign politic 101 for you. find a rivalry in the region and let it do the work for you and just make money off selling weapons.
isreal vs middle east anyone? west and east germany? north and south korea? north and south vietman?

Western Media Bias

This ties into this dicussion. An award winning journalist who was unrightfully prisoned for 2 years without any basic human rights. But, that's ok because his last name is hussein.



http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080416/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_photographer_freed

By ROBERT H. REID, Associated Press Writer
27 minutes ago



BAGHDAD - Associated Press photographer Bilal Hussein embraced sobbing relatives and thanked colleagues after being released Wednesday from more than two years in U.S. military custody.

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Hussein, 36, was freed at a checkpoint in Baghdad, where he was taken by the military aboard a prisoner bus. He left U.S. custody wearing a traditional Iraqi robe and appeared in good health.

The U.S. military had accused Hussein of links to insurgents, but did not file specific charges. In December, military authorities brought Hussein's case into the Iraqi court system for possible trial.

But an Iraqi judicial panel this month dismissed all proceedings against Hussein and ordered his release. A U.S. military statement on Monday said Hussein is no longer considered a threat.

"I want to thank all the people working in AP. ... I have spent two years in prison even though I was innocent. I thank everybody," Hussein said after being freed.

AP President Tom Curley said Hussein "is safely back with AP and his family, and it is a great relief to us."

"Our heartfelt thanks to all of you who supported us during this difficult and challenging period," Curley said. "Bilal will now be spending some quiet time with his family and resting up."

Hussein and the AP denied any improper contacts, saying Hussein was doing the normal work of a photographer in a war zone. He was detained by U.S. Marines on April 12, 2006 in Ramadi, about 70 miles west of Baghdad.

Hussein was a member of the AP team that won a Pulitzer Prize for photography in 2005, and his detention drew protests from rights groups and press freedom advocates.

"We are happy to welcome him back into our journalistic community," said Santiago Lyon, AP's director of photography.

The photographer was embraced by tearful family members, including his brother and mother, and spoke to other well-wishers on a mobile phone as he was showered with flowers and sweets. He later was honored with a traditional feast.

"I cannot describe my happiness at seeing him again," said his brother, Yassir Hussein, a 35-year-old university professor in Baghdad. "The family has been going through a hard time over the past two years, but now we thank God that we will have some rest."

In New York, the executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, Joel Simon, said the group was "thrilled" by Hussein's release.

"He now joins a growing list of journalists detained in conflict zones by the U.S. military for prolonged periods and eventually released without any charges or crimes ever substantiated against them," said Simon. "This deplorable practice should be of concern to all journalists. It basically allows the U.S. military to remove journalists from the field, lock them up and never be compelled to say why."

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On the Net:

The AP's site on Bilal Hussein: http://www.ap.org/bilalhussein


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I'll give you guys another link
http://www.anti-cnn.com/
If you don't believe the truth,you can always discuss with others on the forum.

nah, the indviduals in here aren't equip to face the truth or be able to handle the intense debate.

quote:

Originally posted by onibattousai:
don't let them read this page, please lock it up and delete it. we don't want any truth to be heard or told.

we just want to think and believe what we think its the truth.

WOw,this is the so call democracy in western world?
"believe what we think its the truth", hahaha, so ridiculous.

Distorting the truth and fabricating news to attack China, it's what you believe?

What a ridiculous guy! I even doubt that you lost logical thinking

too many lies make me sick