I also think they have to immediately release any Tibetans detained for taking part in a peaceful protest, like ones in support for the Dalai Lama or the independence of Tibet.

Check out Amnesty International’s website – http://uncensor.com.au/ and take action on China’s human rights issues.

Your comment about progressives supporting human rights is well taken. Apparently, when human rights get in the way of your own goals, then human rights lose out. I am very cynical of so-called progressives anymore. Many progressives are no better than their far right-wing opponents that they continually rail about. They appear to be of the mindset as George Bush in that “you’re either with us or against us”. They abhor compromise. This just reinforces my belief that no extreme in politics is good. Give me a moderate voice any day.

What say you progressives to the repression committed by the communists in China against the Tibetans? Will you stand with the oppressed? Speak louder because the world can’t hear you! Your current actions are abysmal.

China has been pressuring Nepal to suppress any one who disagrees with the one china policy.

China has systematically tried to wipe out the Tibetan culture and practices. It has used extreme measures to stop access to anything on the internet that resembles freedom of thought.

The basic message stands. Beijing’s human rights violations should not be rewarded. Obama’s ad buys are supporting a show put on by a repressive regime. John McCain is meeting with victims of that regime.

Nepal has been caving in to pressure to arrest all Tibetan protestors. Just today, they arrested more. China is placing pressure on its neighbors to contain its Tibetan exiles while it puts on its show to gain prestige and money.

“April 3rd, 2008 International Campaign for Tibet (ICT)
ICT does not regard this photo as credible evidence of Chinese soldiers disguising themselves as Buddhist monks during unrest in Lhasa last month. This image is most likely from a movie set in which soldiers dressed as monks to serve as extras. ICT is in possession of similar images dating from 2001.

In recent weeks images showing soldiers in Tibet carrying monks’ robes have been distributed widely across the internet, with some commentators claiming they provide evidence that Chinese soldiers disguised themselves as Buddhist monks during unrest in Lhasa last month. ICT does not regard the images as credible evidence of this claim. Similar images, of soldiers carrying monks’ robes in the Jokhang, are in ICT’s possession, taken during a film shoot in Lhasa which involved soldiers appearing as monks. These current images are likely to be the same – in recent years soldiers have been hired to play monks in both Chinese propaganda movies and in mainstream foreign films – for instance, Michelle Yeoh’s ‘The Touch’, shot in Lhasa in 2001.

The images were initially published in an article by Gordon Thomas in Canada Free Press on March 21 but the article was quickly taken off Canada Free Press’s website. Further background information on the circumstances of the article can be found at:
http://thinkpossible.gaia.com/blog/2008/4/dharma_or_deception_chinese_soldiers_dressed“

And now he makes a huge advertising buy besides. The games, death and torture brought to you by Barack Obama. What’s a few dead bodies if Barack Obama can run some ads. Barack Obama is without conscience and any words from him are just that: Just Words.

I’ll hang on every minute of Olympics coverage and mute the ads.

Which means they’ll still get the high ratings, which is how they sell ads.

“This is not an uncommon ‘tactical move’ from the Chinese government, as could be seen on the back-cover of the 2003 annual TCHRD Report. This photo was apparently made when soldiers were ordered to put on robes to play as actors in a movie.”

Chinese army changed to new uniform in 2007. Here is the link.
http://cimg2.163.com/cnews/2007/7/19/2007071917401241796.jpg