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China Skewers House Speaker  

Posted Apr 13, 08 5:50 AM CDT in Politics,  World    Most Covered

(newser) – Chinese state-sponsored media today blasted US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for her stance supporting Tibet.  Belligerent  editorials from the official Xinhua news agency ripped Pelosi as "the most disgusting person" and a "protector of mobsters, arsonists and murderers." Pelosi has urged President Bush to boycott the opening ceremony of the upcoming Olympic games to protest China's human rights abuses.

The broadside came a day after nine Buddhist monks were arrested for allegedly bombing a Chinese government building, and amid rumors that new clashes between Tibetan activists and Chinese security forces loomed in Lhasa. The Dalai Lama, meanwhile, spoke yesterday to an enthusiastic crowd of 50,000 people in Seattle.

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China Skewers House Speaker
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama appears with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Dharamsala, India, last month.   (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)
China Skewers House Speaker
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pays tribute at the memorial of Mahatma Gandh in New Delhi last month.   (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi)
China Skewers House Speaker
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama greets House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at a public reception in Dharamsala, India, last month.   (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)
China Skewers House Speaker
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama holds hands with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as they walk down steps after a public reception at the Namgayal complex in Dharamsala, India last month.   (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)
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