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Is the fact that the PRC has picked up on a story (and not been the original sourceof it) necessarily mean it is wrong?

Seems to me we are employing two sets of standards here in evidentiary evaluation.

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by redstar on Sun Apr 6th, 2008 at 12:17:10 PM EST
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No, it means that it needs corroboration because the source is known to be untrustworthy. Same as the US government talking about anything in  China or "Western" media talking about the Balkans.
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Sun Apr 6th, 2008 at 12:20:35 PM EST
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Well, I think this has been covered, below. There are sources other than the PRC offered below, and in fact the circumstantial evidence that mig throws up (esp as regards donations to the Tibetan government in Exile and their acceptance thereof) would suggest there is indeed something more to this than "beijing spin".

Fai de bèn a Bertrand, te lou rendra en cagant
by redstar on Sun Apr 6th, 2008 at 12:24:21 PM EST
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Yeah, all I see is the Dalai Lama being unbelievably naïve, which would be consistent with the diary's quoted characterisations of the Dalai Lama as "childlike".

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Apr 6th, 2008 at 12:26:20 PM EST
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this diarist has gotten away with picking and choosing sources (some of them decades old) he deems as credible, while when facts are in dispute and other sources are cited, these source's intergrity is quickly attacked not just by the diarist, as lies (charges he cannot of course back up), but also by the audience (calling respected and published political scientists on the left as "hacks" and so forth).

No, Colman, there's really nothing equal here imho.

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by redstar on Sun Apr 6th, 2008 at 12:26:58 PM EST
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