Obama Cancels Meeting with Dalai Lama 'to Keep China Happy' Posted: 2 months ago by cb__
Mr Obama's decision dismayed human rights and Tibetan support groups, who said he had made an unnecessary concession to the Chinese, who regard the Dalai Lama as a "splittist".
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Posted: 2 months ago by missy1979:
All I can do is shake my head. What a pity.
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Posted: 2 months ago by PulsisX:
I for one would like to welcome our new Chinese overloads!
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Posted: 2 months ago by DoggySpew:
« PulsisX : I for one would like to welcome our new Chinese overloads! Overloads ? *chuckles*
Anyway, it is smart to keep the people happy that loaned you all your money. (Even if you do not like them)
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Posted: 2 months ago by PulsisX:
« DoggySpew : Overloads ? *chuckles*
Anyway, it is smart to keep the people happy that loaned you all your money. (Even if you do not like them) Who cares about silly philosophical principles anyway? Right, wrong, just sign the check Ping.
*I think I will leave the typo.
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Posted: 2 months ago by arviragus:
Man...I'd want to meet with him just so I could understand his rationale behind declaring that Steven Seagal and Richared Gere are reincarnated lamas and a sacred vessel or 'tulku' of Tibetan Buddhism.
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Posted: 2 months ago by shuallyo:
« DoggySpew : Overloads ? *chuckles*
Anyway, it is smart to keep the people happy that loaned you all your money. (Even if you do not like them) Wow... I'm sure you were saying that when bush was doing the same thing... :P ....
You are joking. Right?
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Posted: 2 months ago by betterc:
This isn't the 'change' I had in mind.
Now that we know how a politically mid-conservative black man would govern; I'd like to have the man I voted for to step forward.
I'm glad I voted for Obama Vs McCain but at times I ask myself ... what has been the real difference?
Not the change I voted for!
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Posted: 2 months ago by sidran32:
He isn't keeping the right people happy, IMO.
We shouldn't be trying to kiss up to China. Sure they can organize, and it would be a bad idea to make them our enemies, however, we are in bed with them way more than we should be, not to mention the fact that they are completely ignoring international pressures on and massive violators of human rights.
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Posted: 2 months ago by 2manyusernames:
« arviragus : Man...I'd want to meet with him just so I could understand his rationale behind declaring that Steven Seagal and Richared Gere are reincarnated lamas and a sacred vessel or 'tulku' of Tibetan Buddhism. the rationale is simple:
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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Posted: 2 months ago by melgesevad:
f**k China. Not the people mind you (although I wouldn't mind a crack at a few of them).
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Posted: 2 months ago by deedlezx:
i think he's just trying to fix all the s**t that happened to this country before he took office. if we owe them money, i don't think it would be in our best interests to do anything that would make them start a war with us.
whats so hard to understand about that? we're already fighting more wars than we can handle.
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Posted: 2 months ago by tgkprog:
i thought it was only the Indian govt that was bending over backwards for the rich communists
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Posted: 2 months ago by pocksucket:
« tgkprog : i thought it was only the Indian govt that was bending over backwards for the rich communists Have a little squint as to what Africa is up to...
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Posted: 2 months ago by tgkprog:
« pocksucket : Have a little squint as to what Africa is up to... ?? squint? means see clearly? what are they up to?
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Posted: 2 months ago by pocksucket :
« tgkprog : ?? squint? means see clearly? what are they up to? Accepting huge amounts of cash/arms/bribes from China in return for the implication of favourable future oil deals.
(Yes, of course there is a measure or hypocrisy here as clearly African nations [i]should[i] be accepting such bribes from the West).
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Posted: 2 months ago by pocksucket:
« tgkprog : ?? squint? means see clearly? what are they up to? Also, to clarify the vernacular - squinting as in narrowing your eyes to improve focus.
In this case, meaning to scrutinise in depth.
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