Comments on: Be Patriotic? First Be Cool! http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2008/04/be-patriotic-first-be-cool/ Watching China Politics from Cyberspace Sat, 26 May 2012 16:47:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Narkhttp://chinadigitaltimes.net/2008/04/be-patriotic-first-be-cool/#comment-12855 Nark Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:14:27 +0000 http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2008/04/be-patriotic-first-be-cool/#comment-12855 Why do they have such apprehension? Do the Tibetans have any verification these events actually came to pass? The only things we see in the media are pictures of Monks fighting the police in China. Guess they can brawl when needed. As an alternative we should gaze at the key people involved in supporting Tibet. All appear to know each other, but try desperately not to advertise any familiar association.Robert Thurman (Tibet House in New York City) Uma Thurman Richard Gere Lodi Gyari (Basically, the Tibetan Ambassador to the US) Pierce Brosnan John Ackerly (former President of ICT) Nancy Pelosi (Senator) John Melnicki (President, Harbor Lane Associates) Mary Beth Markey (President, ICT) Martin Scorsese Steven Seagal Janet Cohen (Wife to former Secretary of Defense William Cohen) Marvin Hamlish Sharon Stone Annie LennoxWith the exception of Richard Gere and Nancy Pelosi, all of these people actively support the Dalai Lama’s cause, but are rarely seen openly backing the Tibetans in public. Over the past week the majority of the above names traveled with, or seemed to just emerge, at nearly every one of the Dalai Lama’s stopovers in the United States. Why do they have such apprehension? Do the Tibetans have any verification these events actually came to pass? The only things we see in the media are pictures of Monks fighting the police in China. Guess they can brawl when needed. As an alternative we should gaze at the key people involved in supporting Tibet. All appear to know each other, but try desperately not to advertise any familiar association.

Robert Thurman (Tibet House in New York City)
Uma Thurman
Richard Gere
Lodi Gyari (Basically, the Tibetan Ambassador to the US)
Pierce Brosnan
John Ackerly (former President of ICT)
Nancy Pelosi (Senator)
John Melnicki (President, Harbor Lane Associates)
Mary Beth Markey (President, ICT)
Martin Scorsese
Steven Seagal
Janet Cohen (Wife to former Secretary of Defense William Cohen)
Marvin Hamlish
Sharon Stone
Annie Lennox

With the exception of Richard Gere and Nancy Pelosi, all of these people actively support the Dalai Lama’s cause, but are rarely seen openly backing the Tibetans in public. Over the past week the majority of the above names traveled with, or seemed to just emerge, at nearly every one of the Dalai Lama’s stopovers in the United States.

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