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He may be a global icon of goodness, as Pico Iyer's biography reminds us. But is the Dalai Lama the political leader Tibet needs?
  • Dalai Lama

    Bayard's analysis is excellent. For those like the Dalai Lama who are opposed to violence, I would state that freedom from tyranny has always come from the business end of a gun. The only "gun" China fears is world condemnation and a total boycott of the Olympics. Sometimes the opinion of the majority can tame the wanton use of the gun. But do we really give a damn? I doubt it.