Dalai Lama says Iraq war will hurt others as well

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama addresses a news conference at the Kalachakra festival in the town of Bodh Gaya, believed to be the place where Buddha attained enlightenment, in the Indian state of Bihar, Thursday Jan. 16, 2003. The Dalai Lama said that weapons of mass destruction must be eliminated but a peaceful solution should be found to avoid war in Iraq. The Kalachakra festival is the largest Buddhist’s prayer ceremony of the year (AP Photo/Vikram Kumar)

A Panel Discussion on Sino Tibetan Relations

The ritual tenth March demonstration, which is much like scissors to the ribbon of a year’s political activities, is in doubt considering the Kashag’s decision to withhold all political activities till mid 2003.