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gee this could compromise climbing in the area 21-Apr-2009 At 12:21:41 PM billk

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On 24/03/2009 SwineOfTheTimes wrote:
>Thanks for the cut and past job billk, but when I feel the need to support
>sending Tibet (which has been part of China on and off for a little over
>4000 yrs) back to Serfdom, I'll know were to go.

SwineOfTheTimes-la

Khye-rang ku-su de-po yin-pe? [lit: Is you body well?]

I thought I would cut and paste a poem for you seeing as this thread has been quiet for a whole month.

The author is anonymous.

It is taken from www.highpeakspureearth.com
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Thus, We Vanish!

Since the dark cloud swallowed the moonlight,
We are untouched by the warmth of the fatherland,
Our compatriots are burdened with an unbearable load
Patiently waiting for the ray of hope,

A flock of hawks chased the cuckoos away,
Destroying the warmth of spring permanently
The dark army conquered every corner of the land,
Hardly anyone even dares to mourn and utter a sorrowful sound,

The cliff where the youthful wild yak polished its horn,
The narrow valleys, where brave men left symbols of heroic deeds
Seeping into the rocks and soil
In times of rapid change,

The lofty plateau is endlessly battered by violent storms
The precious jewels of ancestors are perishing
The young, speak a stranger’s language
Declaring, we changed you into another race.
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BTW: While the thread has been quiet, Tibet hasn't. The PAP bashed a guy to death in Derge two weeks ago. A court in Lhasa has just sentenced two guys to death for their role in the March 14, 2008 riots. Anyone who doesn't like the death penalty or kangaroo courts might like to join the campaign to have their sentences commuted. Go to www.atc.org.au