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SENATOR NANCY PELOSI THREW A GANTLET OF MORAL AUTHORITY THE WEST HUMAN RIGHTS VALUES VS COMMUNIST CHINA TOTALITARIAN REGIME“If freedom-loving people throughout the world do not speak out against China’s oppression in China and Tibet, we have lost all moral authority to speak on behalf of human rights anywhere in the world,” Ms. Pelosi, Democrat of California, told an overwhelmingly Tibetan audience of around 2,000 people in the courtyard of the town’s main temple, Tsulakhang. “Little did we know we would be coming at such a very sad time,” she continued. “Perhaps it is our karma, perhaps it is our fate we be with you at this time.”
http://www.xmail.net/technologos/Apel.html   while STATE DEPT CHIEF Condy Rice  protested China’s crackdown on Tibet’s monks Statement by Secretary Condoleezza Rice onMarch 15, 2008  ‘I am deeply saddened to learn that the turmoil that erupted yesterday in Lhasa following what began as peaceful protests has resulted in the loss of lives, and I am concerned that the violence appears to be continuing. I also am concerned by reports of a sharply increased police and military presence in and around Lhasa. We call on the Chinese government to exercise restraint in dealing with these protests, and we strongly urge all sides to refrain from violence. President Bush has consistently encouraged the Chinese government to engage in substantive dialogue with the Dalai Lama directly and through his representatives so that long-standing issues with regard to Tibet may be resolved. We urge China to respect the fundamental and universally recognized right of all of its citizens to peacefully express their political and religious views, and we call on China to release monks and others who have been detained solely for the peaceful expression of their views. We also urge China to address policies in Tibetan areas that have created tensions due to their impact on Tibetan religion, culture, and livelihoods .http://www.xmail.net/technologos/Arice2.html