Sunday, November 05, 2006
Self-immolation, then and now
A cleric sets himself on fire to express his deep conviction that his faith and way of life are under attack. It happens again. The New York Times puts one story on the front page and ignores the other. Why?
OOPS: The link is now working. Sorry.
7 Comments:
By 
, at
Sun Nov 05, 11:56:00 PM:
There seems to be a typo in the link, FYI
By , at
Mon Nov 06, 11:04:00 AM:
Thats becuase the NYTs is a liberal left-wing rag that is like the horns of a steer a point here a point there and a lot of bull in between
By 
D.E. Cloutier, at
Mon Nov 06, 06:40:00 PM:
"a point here a point there and a lot of bull in between"
Your amusing comments always brighten my day, Bird of Paridise.
By Steve Burri, at
Mon Nov 06, 08:54:00 PM:
One had the courage of conviction against oppressive imperialists, while the other polluted the environment by increasing atmospheric CO2 levels.
Nah... must be wrong... both stories would have gotten big writeups.
By , at
Mon Nov 06, 09:33:00 PM:
Can anyone remember when those buddist monks who set themselves ablaze during the time of vietnam?
By D.E. Cloutier, at
Mon Nov 06, 10:00:00 PM:
It was 1963, Bird of Paridise. Here is a link:
http://www.vietnampix.com/fire1.htm
By D.E. Cloutier, at
Mon Nov 06, 10:10:00 PM:
Here is another link on Vietnam's Buddhist Protests of 1963, Bird of Paridise.
http://www.pbs.org/weta/reportingamericaatwar/reporters/browne/protests.html
