BS: As subtle as a stomach pump ...

Subject: BS: As subtle as a stomach pump ...
From: Lox
Date: 02 May 08 - 12:08 PM

Ever felt completely powerless?

Here's a photo of Chinese soldiers with Tibetan Buddhist robes getting ready to go and "Riot" ... thus of course requiring an armed response by the ... er ... chinese army ...

Whaddaya do ...

This may be upsetting

Subject: RE: BS: As subtle as a stomach pump ...
From: Rapparee
Date: 02 May 08 - 12:19 PM

It's just good training....

Subject: RE: BS: As subtle as a stomach pump ...
From: Ebbie
Date: 02 May 08 - 12:57 PM

"The page cannot be displayed"

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From: Skivee
Date: 02 May 08 - 01:15 PM

ditto

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From: bobad
Date: 02 May 08 - 01:16 PM

Try this

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From: Peace
Date: 02 May 08 - 01:47 PM

Hitler did that with Poland. Was the excuse he needed.

The Chinese have become real assholes, haven't they?

Subject: RE: BS: As subtle as a stomach pump ...
From: Ebbie
Date: 02 May 08 - 02:25 PM

Cell (mobile) phones may yet bring down governments. Can't believe that photo was sanctioned by the Chinese government.

Subject: RE: BS: As subtle as a stomach pump ...
From: bobad
Date: 02 May 08 - 04:29 PM

From the L.A. Times

BEIJING -- A photo that seems to show Chinese paramilitary forces carrying monks' robes provides conclusive evidence, those spreading it through e-mail claim, that the Chinese staged Tibet riots last month to justify a government crackdown.

But the photo, widely distributed via the Internet, appears likely to be a 7-year-old image taken during a film shoot.

Subject: RE: BS: As subtle as a stomach pump ...
From: Mrrzy
Date: 02 May 08 - 05:26 PM

If it doesn't display, try clicking See Image Alone. Worked for me...

I wondered how they rioted... Thanks for the pic!

Subject: RE: BS: As subtle as a stomach pump ...
From: artbrooks
Date: 02 May 08 - 06:56 PM

From bodad's link:

"The photo appears to be from the 2001 filming in Lhasa of "The Touch," starring Michelle Yeoh, who said on her blog at the time that the filmmakers used 2,500 extras because they couldn't find enough genuine lamas, a situation captured by photographer Yuan Rongzhao on his blog.

Former armed police corps member Tao Yongjun, an extra in the film, said that if he and the others serving as extras had been trying to hide anything they would not have been so conspicuous in handling the monks' robes."