I'm not sure if these authors have agendas but its kind of interesting to hear the other side of things since the Western media has made such a darling of the Dalai Lama.
"Obscured by the predominantly superficial media coverage is the reality
that, before the Chinese invasion, "His Holiness" ruled over a harsh feudal
serfdom with the proverbial iron fist. As reported by Gary Wilson in Workers
World, "While most of the population lived in extreme poverty, the Dalai
Lama lived richly in the 1000-room, 14-story Potala Palace." Even the
omnipresent holy man himself admits to owning slaves during his reign."
http://www.tibet.ca/en/wtnarchive/2006/12/13_1.html
http://www.michaelparenti.org/Tibet.html
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