tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650981621538679168.post1810770519741647617..comments2023-11-02T06:14:55.334-07:00Comments on United World: A cultural crossroadC.H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02870558780736700523noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650981621538679168.post-40548966353395394592008-08-15T11:19:00.000-07:002008-08-15T11:19:00.000-07:00I don't consider it a "Tibet issue", Craig, I was ...I don't consider it a "Tibet issue", Craig, I was saying that the extremist groups, like ETIM, are trying to make this into one. As I also pointed out repeatedly, I don't believe ETIM is really interested in "liberating" Xinjiang so much as they are killing innocent people.<BR/><BR/>That would be like saying that the Islamic State of Iraq is interested in "liberating" Iraqis (by blowing them up).C.H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02870558780736700523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650981621538679168.post-5878782406581247482008-08-15T10:56:00.000-07:002008-08-15T10:56:00.000-07:00PS-It was Ghnegis Khan who unified China. Xinjiang...PS-It was Ghnegis Khan who unified China. Xinjiang has been part of China for as long as China has existed as a country. So I don't think it's right to talk of "liberation" - all of China's other provinces have as much right to want autonomy as Xinjiang. This isn't a "Tibet" scenario.programmer craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17566950406349754166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650981621538679168.post-37737251781493971432008-08-14T23:18:00.000-07:002008-08-14T23:18:00.000-07:00It seems as if China's actions in the region are c...It seems as if China's actions in the region are coming back around...the attacks being carried out by these groups do not suggest it is a very organized campaign, as the article points out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com