04.05.08
Chinese Police Provocateurs Posing as Tibetan Monks
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve at least heard something about the current uprising in Tibet against oppressive Chinese rule and the resulting draconian crackdown, which began with the recent anniversary of the brutal 1959 invasion of Tibet.
This photo emerged about one week ago, on iReport.com:
As you can see, the photograph clearly shows Chinese uniformed police holding the signature maroon-and-saffron robes of Tibetan Buddhist monks.
It is stunningly rare corroboration of reports that Chinese authorities are using provocateurs disguised as Tibetan monks to instigate violence and other incidents to discredit the Tibetan rights movement and its sympathizers.
Today’s New York Times reports that despite a massive crackdown by Chinese paramilitary police (ahead of the Olympic torch wending its way through the region), unrest not only continues with new fatalities in Tibet but is also spreading into nearby Muslim Uiger areas, which have also suffered under decades of Chinese efforts to control if not destroy their native religious and ethnic identity.
