Pelosi denounces China's Tibet crackdown

[Divine Discontent]

Source: AP

4AM

DHARMSALA, India - House speaker Nancy Pelosi called on the world Friday to denounce China's crackdown of anti-government protests in Tibet, calling the crisis "a challenge to the conscience of the world."

Pelosi, one of the fiercest Congressional critics of China, was greeted by cheering Tibetans as she arrived to meet the Dalai Lama. She is the first major official to visit the leader of Tibet's exile community since peaceful protests turned violent last week in the Chinese-ruled region.

"If freedom loving people throughout the world do not speak out against China and the Chinese in Tibet, we have lost all moral authority to speak out on human rights," Pelosi said before a crowd of thousands of Tibetans, including monks and schoolchildren.

"The situation in Tibet is a challenge to the conscience of the world," she said.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080321/ap_on_re_as/pelosi_dalai_lama

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I am very proud of her at this moment. I have been a vocal critic of her on here, however, for this brave act, I commend her on taking the right path, and not only taking it, but LEADING it... B*sh should speak up.


Thank You, Speaker Pelosi. Your actions are what the highest ranking Democrat should do.

[sudopod]

1. kick! nt

[Divine Discontent]

2. I love that image of Barack, I have to keep a copy of that! thanks eom

[sudopod]

3. No prob! ^_^ nt

[subsuelo]

4. One can't help but contrast this position with her support for Israel's 'crackdowns'

[fascisthunter]

5. ouch... good point (nt)

[subsuelo]

8. Here is a relevant quote

"There are those who contend that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is all about Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza... This is absolute nonsense." - Nancy Pelosi speaking to AIPAC

Contrast this with todays call to end "China's oppression in Tibet"....

Nope, no double standards there!

[fascisthunter]

10. Same Compromising She Does with Impeachment and her Duty to Uphold the Constitution

[Lance_Boyle]

6. She got one thing right:

"we have lost all moral authority to speak out on human rights"

Where's your concern about abuses here at home, you worthless twit? Off the table?

[Wilms]

7. "a challenge to the conscience of the world" says Pelosi?

Hmmmmm, Nancy.

[Karenina]

9. That will surely go over as well as this did...

[wordpix]

11. US withdrawal from Chinese Olympics if China won't get out of Tibet! NOW!