CIA in Tibet - The Dalai Lama Appeals to the World

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Currently in production, CIA IN TIBET is an inside look at the CIA's covert backing of Tibet's guerrilla war with China in the 50s and 60s. This documentary project is being produced by the daughter of a former CIA case officer who worked on the Tibetan Task Force in India and Nepal. Combined with rare archival and personal footage, her father's never-before-told stories mix with other key player's accounts and diverse perspectives in this timely examination of a seminal event in Tibet's continuing struggle for independence from China. * 1 feature-length documentary * video blog and website photo galleries

From the beginnings of the Communist Chinese occupation of Tibet in 1950, to the end of the CIA's operation in 1972, CIA IN TIBET recounts an epic era where an estimated 1.2 million Tibetans died in the Resistance, and seeks to reveal how the events of the past have shaped the ongoing issues today. * How did the Tibetan resistance deal with with the conflict between their Buddhist belief in non-violence, and the need to fight for their country's freedom? * From top-secret training in guerrilla warfare, to midnight overflights dropping weapons, supplies, and Tibetan freedom fighters into Chinese-occupied Tibet, what finally brought an end to the CIA's 15 year operation? * What impact did the CIA ultimately have in Tibet's ongoing mission to be an independent nation?

kefiworks — April 11, 2010 — A few weeks after the Dalai Lama arrived in India, he began meeting with the press to tell of the atrocities that happened to his people in Tibet. There's of course many more details during this period than this short video can go into, but this gives a general overview of his actions to reach out to the world and give attention to his country's plight.

Many thanks to Time, Inc, for their permission to show the cover of the April 1959 issue of Time magazine. Also many thanks to Bruce Walker, one of the trainers and CIA case officers for the Tibetan Task Force, for lending me his pacific edition copy. Go to http://www.facebook.com/kefiblog to download the full article.

Music by GreenGooseMusic.com

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  • Long live HH. The Dalai Lama.

    Krangkor1 1 year ago

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