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Dalai Lama loves China despite its 'cultural suppression' of Tibet - Daily News and Analysis

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 01:45 AM PST

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WASHINGTON: Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has said he still loves China, despite concerns about Beijing's 'cultural suppression' of his homeland.

When asked if he loves the Chinese, the Dalai Lama said: "Certainly. We have to practice that. Sometimes you see some of these hardliners' sort of policy, brutalist policy, sometimes I got some irritation for short moment. Still, yes, I have to sort of make effort to keep love."

However, he said that Tibetans had complaints about Chinese policies, including on issues such as religious freedom and the protection of the natural environment.

"The Chinese government denies there is a sort of problem. They say Tibetans - very happy, prosperity, very much better than previous Tibet. But we received information from some inside... on cultural side, or religious ... so much suppression and control, restriction," he said.

The Tibetan spiritual leader fled Tibet in 1959 after China crushed an abortive uprising against its rule in the country. Since then, he has been living in India and building a global following, despite China's attempts to isolate him.

The Dalai Lama met US President Barack Obama at the White House on February 18, leading China to lodge a diplomatic protest with the US ambassador in Beijing.

Beijing accuses the Nobel Peace Prize laureate of being a separatist, but he reiterated that he is not seeking independence, but greater autonomy for Tibetans under Chinese rule.

"We do not want separation from China because Tibet - landlocked country, materially backward. Every Tibetan wants modernized Tibet so for that reason remain within the People's Republic of China is our own interest," he said.

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Research and Markets: PEST ANALYSIS - Nuclear Power Sector in China - Forbes

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 05:21 AM PST

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Cultural Views of Popular Press on Evolution can Have Important ... - Med India

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 09:35 PM PST

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"I believe that evolutionary biology, as depicted in the popular press, too often uncritically reinforces ideas about race that privilege white, Western bodies and cultures. I see this at work today in new arguments for paternalism in Haiti, for example," said Hall.

Hall's current research looks at ways evolutionary biology is conveyed in the popular media.

She cites examples of television documentaries about evolution that portray human evolution commencing in Africa, using images of dark-skinned people "almost as living icons" to represent humanity at our genesis.

"When evolution is depicted as an upward slope, those representing the origin are also often perceived as the nadir," she said.

Hall is looking at how these popular portrayals are reinforced in recent media coverage of the earthquake disaster in Haiti, coverage that she says depicts Haitians as more primal and less developed, and how this may influence relief efforts that are more paternalistic in nature.

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Forces in Afghanistan told to limit nighttime raids - CNN

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 06:49 PM PST

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Washington (CNN) -- A new classified directive to coalition forces in Afghanistan puts restrictions on nighttime raids of Afghan homes and compounds, according to a senior U.S. official who has seen the document.

The official declined to be identified because a declassified version of the document has not been made public. The directive is signed by Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top NATO commander in Afghanistan, the official said.

The directive comes as the coalition seeks to reduce tension between its military forces and Afghan civilians in an effort to maintain Afghan public support.

Nighttime raids in which troops enter private homes have sparked problems for U.S. and NATO forces. The raids are viewed as overly invasive -- a violation of the privacy of the home in Afghan culture -- and they can turn violent.

The document orders forces to use Afghan troops at night "whenever possible" to knock on doors of residences and compounds, and to use them if forcible action is required for entry, the official said.

But the directive also orders troops to "conduct an analysis" of whether it is militarily essential to conduct a raid at night or whether it can be put off until daylight, the official said. If troops can keep a target under surveillance but wait for daylight, they then can enlist the aid of village elders, perhaps, in determining if a home or compound poses a threat, the official said.

The official emphasized that troops always have the right to defend themselves and are given leeway to use their best judgment on the battlefield.

McChrystal also is updating another directive, first issued last year, on conducting operations to minimize civilian casualties, the official said.

The updated version, which is yet to be published, will include "more clarity" for troops on how to operate in "escalation of force" incidents, such as when a vehicle approaches a checkpoint in a potentially threatening manner and troops must decide whether, and when, to fire at it. The official declined to offer further details but said the aim is to make sure even the most junior troops have full understanding of rules and procedures.

Some troops and local commanders have expressed concerns that recent rules can inhibit their ability to take action under fire.

These directives come as the coalition has been involved in several recent incidents in which civilians were inadvertently killed, and as the coalition conducts major operations in southern Afghanistan.

McChrystal released a video message to the Afghan populace apologizing for an incident this week in which 27 Afghan civilians were killed.

"I have made it clear to our forces that we are here to protect the Afghan people. I pledge to strengthen our efforts to regain your trust to build a brighter future for all Afghans," he said in the message.

The official said the documents may be made public in the coming weeks, after current operations ease.

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