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["Stella L." <thumb_nails AT yahoo.com>]

please, don't tell me America is going to invade Tibet
next. Can't they just leave the rest of the world
alone?

--- "David R.Matusiak" <dave AT matusiak.org> wrote:
> http://www.ornery.org/essays/2003-08-27-1.html
> 
> The Case for Tibet:
> Re-evaluating America's position on the Tibet
> Question in the Post 9-11 
> Era
> 
> "The Roof of the World" stands, quite literally, on
> the very pinnacle 
> of Asia.  All of the major Asian rivers originate
> there, 12,000 feet 
> above their eventual goal at sea level.  To its
> north lies Russia, to 
> its east, China, and directly south is India; the
> perennial powers of 
> the continent.  Geographically, Tibet is their hub,
> and for the better 
> part of the recently expired millennium she served
> as their buffer as 
> well.  For a number of geographic reasons, some of
> which apply to a 
> much lesser degree in the modern times, this large
> and sparsely 
> populated region has given breathing room to fierce
> rivals and 
> prevented direct confrontation.
> 
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