As with Central Africa (Rwanda, Burundi, Congo), with the Caucasus and a great deal of Russia’s near abroad, with Iraq and Afghanistan, and with the Arab Middle East (Palestine, Syria, Lebanon), aggression by forces of Western Waste Capitalism, with their multi-national corporate battalions led by neo-liberal NGO sappers, Tibet has become another staging ground for the destabilization unto annihilation of another popular, reasonable and decent government, the Peoples Republic of China. That China is set to host that most ancient and most French of ancient Fascist rites, the Olympic Games, has almost no bearing on these events. China holds most of the paper—whatever is not in Japanese, British or Brazilian hands (see http://www.treas.gov/tic/mfh.txt)—on the West’s vain attempts to sustain an industrial economy—albeit an economy based on production for destruction. So whether it’s the Olympics or SARS or toxic Barbie dolls, China has to be dealt with right now.    more »