That's why so many foreigners cry out for "Free Tibet" while the majority of the Tibetan people were against the mobs that rioted in Lhasa.
There were no peaceful demonstrations in Lhasa that were "brutally knocked down". Only a handful of young men went on the rampage following well-prepared plans to riot at many places at the same time so that police and fire brigade were taken by surprise and unable to act everywhere at the same time.
This was successful. People were just knocked down at random and all that could be broken was broken in the shortest possible time.
With Molotov cocktails, fires were lit, fire engines were stopped, and 18 innocent citizens and a policeman were killed in cruel ways.
When I saw the filmed riots on television, my diagnosis was immediately clear. The rioters tried to tarnish China's image through their plans.
The Dalai Lama is acting as the friendly and peaceful father. This is an old trick that dictators in history also used.
I am not comparing him with them but he must be in his desperation to take back his power at any cost. His words show no concern for human lives and are against the Buddhist principle of non-violence. And now he is asking for "international help" to stop the violence he had planned and incited.