The Dalai Lama has called a special meeting of Tibetan exiles to discuss the future of their struggle as talks with China have foundered, officials said Tuesday. The unusual meeting comes after the Dalai Lama told Tibetans on Saturday that he has given up on efforts to persuade Beijing to allow greater autonomy for Tibet under Chinese rule and he would now ask the Tibetan people to decide how to move forward. The five-day meeting, scheduled for mid-November, will be attended by representatives of all the Tibetan exile communities and political organizations, said Karma Choephal, speaker of the self-declared Tibetan Parliament-in-exile. The meeting could mark a significant shift in the Tibetan strategy for confronting China, long dominated by the Dalai Lama's "middle way," which rejected calls for outright independence but argued that greater autonomy was needed to preserve Tibet's unique Buddhist culture. "Anything can come up in the meeting," Choephal told The Associated Press. "The outcome of the meeting will have a democratic and moral bearing on the future thinking of the Tibetan leadership."
The unusual meeting comes after the Dalai Lama told Tibetans on Saturday that he has given up on efforts to persuade Beijing to allow greater autonomy for Tibet under Chinese rule and he would now ask the Tibetan people to decide how to move forward.
The five-day meeting, scheduled for mid-November, will be attended by representatives of all the Tibetan exile communities and political organizations, said Karma Choephal, speaker of the self-declared Tibetan Parliament-in-exile.
The meeting could mark a significant shift in the Tibetan strategy for confronting China, long dominated by the Dalai Lama's "middle way," which rejected calls for outright independence but argued that greater autonomy was needed to preserve Tibet's unique Buddhist culture.
"Anything can come up in the meeting," Choephal told The Associated Press. "The outcome of the meeting will have a democratic and moral bearing on the future thinking of the Tibetan leadership."
With just the minor replacement of 'cruise' with 'drone', I believe -- if we take him at his word -- even a President Obama would indeed do that, if we take him at his word.
However, I would hope that he did so with some pre-established understanding with Pakistan's government. (And my impression is that such an understanding between the U.S. and Pakistan already exists.) Truth unfolds in time through a communal process.
Sorry, I'm 10 years out of date, clearly. A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith
List of obvious stuff.
Having said that, I don't think he will be elected. Truth unfolds in time through a communal process.
If that happens, holy moly! In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.
But, a week from today, assuming I don't have tutoring the next day, I'll break out the good stuff and toast the "Santa Claus" revival in your name. Want to come along? In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.
Europe, BTW, is 9 hours later than CA. You're confusing England with Europe.
Got the embed to work. Cool! In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.
Obama is a politician; ergo, he will say/promise ANYTHING to get elected.
Oh dear, political cartoon level cynicism again :-) Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner - that I moved to Nice.
