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shakti"For people who are really interested in the real political History of Tibet, not conspiration theories, there are plenty of scholarly books on the subject."
-So Michael Parenti, a respected scholar, is a "conspiracy theorist"?
Is this book, with foreword from the DL's man in the West, Robert Thurman a "conspiracy book"?
Buddha's Warriors: The Story of the CIA-Backed Tibetan Freedom Fighters, the Chinese Communist Invasion, and the Ultimate Fall of Tibet
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Also, what is your take on the Bruno Beger situation? Heinrich Harrer? Bragging about your resume doesn't cut it. Address those issues or you're just pissing in the wind.
"Tashi Delek" to you, too...
Your aggressive tone doesn't give your post more credibility.
If you think this essay by Mr Parenti is a scholarly work then think again. If you present this paper to a University's History Department I doubt anybody would be impressed.
Yes Tibet was feudal, and was no Shangri-La.
Everybody knows that , including DL and Prof. Robert Thurman.
Do you think the US and Europe democracies were Heavens on Earth in the 20th Century? Or Mao's China was really egalitarian?
Everybody knows that the CIA helped the ill fated Tibetan guerrilla.
The main victims being the Tibetan fighters themeselves.
The CIA supported all the guerrilla or para-military movements fighting "communists" in South America, Africa and Asia including Vietnam and Afghanistan.
The CIA supported these armed groups not because they cared about their causes but because it was in their interest at the time (In the context of the Cold War) Most of theses guerillas failed as we know. Some people were left to fight and die alone (Hmong people), some became new enemies (Bin Laden), most commited atrocities with the silent approval of the "democratic" US government... The USSR and China did the same. this is psychotic geopolitic at its best.
I suggest you to read some real books instead of cut and pasting bits of pop History essays, half baked social commentaries from Vanity Fair or YouTube videos. Thank me later.
Kind regards,
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 09/15/2010 04:50PM by Alchi.