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...exiled religious and political leader, said in his interview with TIME [Oct. 25], "If you look at the Tibet situation locally, then it's hopeless. But from a wider perspective, it's hopeful." To me, it looks as if the struggle for Tibetan independence from China will further diminish after the Dalai Lama's death. Exile and inaction never yield positive results. While it is true that peaceful methods of promoting the cause of Tibetan freedom should be adopted, what has the Dalai Lama done to direct these efforts? In today's world, substituting philosophy for action does not yield...
...Wilson, who lives on Western Avenue, threatened to organize a petition to protest Hill’s proposal if it gains momentum. Building on Western Avenue would “make [the street] into another canyon,” require changing the zoning laws and significantly diminish accessibility to the river by the neighborhood, she said...
...exiled religious and political leader, said in his interview with TIME [Oct. 25], "If you look at the Tibet situation locally, then it's hopeless. But from a wider perspective, it's hopeful." To me it looks as though the struggle for Tibetan independence from China will further diminish after the Dalai Lama's death. Exile and inaction never yield positive results. Although it is true that peaceful methods of promoting the cause of Tibetan freedom should be adopted, what has the Dalai Lama done to direct those efforts? In today's world, substituting philosophy for action does not yield...
...exiled religious and political leader, said in his interview with TIME [Oct. 25], "If you look at the Tibet situation locally, then it's hopeless. But from a wider perspective, it's hopeful." To me it looks as though the struggle for Tibetan independence from China will further diminish after the Dalai Lama's death. Exile and inaction never yield positive results. While it is true that peaceful methods of promoting the cause of Tibetan freedom should be adopted, what has the Dalai Lama done to direct those efforts? In today's world, substituting philosophy for action does not yield...
...October 2000 for its IPO, the Asia version of The Wall Street Journal revealed that the company was operating in Sudan. Shortly thereafter, Sinopec dropped its operations in Sudan, a move that has been widely attributed to the company’s concerns that its activities in Sudan would diminish investors’ appetites. And just last week, after a brief hiatus from Sudan, Sinopec resumed operations there with the acquisition of a regional oil company that will begin production of an estimated 4,000 barrels of oil per day by next year...