Re: [Marxism] In Solidarity with the People of Tibet [AND Iraq]

["Linda Jansen" <jansen.l12@xxxxxxxxx>]

> The Dalai Lama said Wednesday that the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan may
> have been justified to win a larger peace, but that is it too soon to judge
> whether the Iraq war was warranted. "I think history will tell," he said in
> an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday, just after he met with
> President Bush.
>
> "In principle, I always believe nonviolence is the right thing, and
> nonviolent method is in the long run more effective," said the Dalai Lama,
> who after the Sept. 11 attacks had implored Bush to avoid a violent response
> by the United States.
>
> The exile Tibetan leader, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, said the
> Vietnam War increased suffering and was a "failure." But, he said, some
> wars, including the Korean War and World War II, helped "protect the rest of
> civilization, democracy." He said he saw a similar result in Afghanistan -
> "perhaps some kind of liberation."
>

*We all knew this was not and is not true; if the D.L. didn't, it's a little
tough to respect his leadership of anything.
*
http://hawaii.indymedia.org/news/2003/09/3720_comment.php



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