Nice, but where was America (and any other country, for that matter) back in 1950 when he begged for their help and they pretended he wasn't there?
--- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > International Campaign for Tibet > September 28th, 2006 > > His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama > On September 27, 2006, President George Bush signed > into law the "Fourteenth Dalai Lama Congressional > Gold Medal Act," which authorizes Congress to award > the Dalai Lama the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor. > > Under this legislation, the United States Congress > awards this honor "in recognition of his many > enduring and outstanding contributions to peace, > non-violence, human rights, and religious understanding." > > The legislation provides "the United States Congress > finds that Tenzin Gyatso, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama: > > is recognized in the United States and throughout > the world as a leading figure of moral and religious > authority; > > is the unrivaled spiritual and cultural leader of > the Tibetan people, and has used his leadership to > promote democracy, freedom, and peace for the Tibetan > people through a negotiated settlement of the Tibet > issue, based on autonomy within the People's Republic of China; > > has led the effort to preserve the rich cultural, > religious, and linguistic heritage of the Tibetan > people and to promote the safeguarding of other > endangered cultures throughout the world; > > was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 for his > efforts to promote peace and non-violence throughout > the globe, and to find democratic reconciliation for > the Tibetan people through his 'Middle Way' approach; > > has significantly advanced the goal of greater > understanding, tolerance, harmony, and respect > among the different religious faiths of the world > through interfaith dialogue and outreach to other > religious leaders; and > > has used his moral authority to promote the concept > of universal responsibility as a guiding tenet for > how human beings should treat one another and the planet we share." > > Now that President Bush has signed it into law, > the legislation directs that, "The Speaker of the > House of Representatives and the President Pro > Tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate > arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of > the Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate > design, to Tenzin Gyatso, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, > in recognition of his many enduring contributions > to peace and religious understanding. " > > Further, the Secretary of the Treasury will be > responsible for producing "a gold medal with suitable > emblems, devices, and inscriptions. " The bill also > provides that bronze duplicates of the gold medal > can be produced and sold to the general public. > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
