Smashing Propaganda

Who at ABC news is responsible for taking this quote: "We will certainly be able to totally smash the splittist schemes of the Dalai Lama clique" ...and making this headline: "China vows to 'smash' Dalai Lama" ???

As a journalist, I understand that there is a division between those who report the news and those who write the headlines and captions for that same news as published. ABC China correspondent Stephen McDonell may never know why his visa gets canceled one day. Maybe this post will eventually come up as a reminder when you Google China bashing.

Li Ao, a Chinese historian living in Taiwan, has been doing a lot of research on the Tibet issue and presents his findings in a video. On October 24, 2006, Li sprayed tear gas and wielded a stun gun during a Legislative Yuan National Defense Committee meeting, forcing several members of Taiwan's parliament to flee. He was attempting to stop debate on purchasing attack submarines and patriot anti-aircraft missiles for $16 billion dollars from the US. He was also wearing the mask from V for Vendetta. Here's part one of his video essay:



You should never trust this kind of obvious Chinese propaganda... Shadow Circus, The CIA in Tibet presents the truth in a documentary with rare archival footage and interviews including former US Army, Tibetan resistance fighters and CIA agents including: Don Cesare, Frank Holober, Sam Halpern, John Greaney and others. Shadow Circus Part 1: