tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419558703918975245.post2826427132317228169..comments2024-03-18T05:11:45.069-04:00Comments on Notes from the Cuban Exile Quarter: Chinese Dissident Liu Xiaobo: Without Enemies or HatredJohn Suarezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11333798474560217548noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419558703918975245.post-39640018787258815882010-10-12T14:14:08.396-04:002010-10-12T14:14:08.396-04:001. Mr. Fletcher please provide links to your claim...1. Mr. Fletcher please provide links to your claims. The argument made by Liu Xiaobo is that sovereign independence comes from the Chinese people not a one party dictatorship.<br /><br />2. Charter 08 calls for Amending the Constitution abolishing it: "Based on the aforementioned values and concepts, amend the Constitution, abolishing the provisions in the current Constitution that are not in conformity with the principle that sovereignty resides in the people so that the Constitution can truly become a document for guaranteeing human rights and [appropriate use of] public power."<br /><br />3. Last time I checked advocating for changes in the constitution or the law to guarantee civil and political rights for more people is precisely what merits a Nobel Peace Prize. Martin Luther King Jr. immediately comes to mind for example.John Suarezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11333798474560217548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419558703918975245.post-54115394673839920052010-10-12T00:01:55.551-04:002010-10-12T00:01:55.551-04:00Liu's Nobel Prize, in a way is similar to Bay ...Liu's Nobel Prize, in a way is similar to Bay of Pigs.<br /><br />The fact Liu has received nearly a million dollars from the US government, via the NED, is a matter of public record. Liu's conviction on subversion of state authority is also based on generally accepted right by the state to preserve sovereign independence.<br /><br />The Chinese court verdict on Liu, page 4 section 1 and 2 clearly established Liu's foreign agent status thru evidence of financial sponsorhip: Liu had no significant income other than payment from abroad for his political commentary (including advocating abolition of China's constitutin in Charter 08), and his wife withdrew foreign remittance from their Bank of China account.<br /><br />Would someone on the take form China advocating abolition of the US Constitution ever be considered for Nobelbobby fletcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17988368193662201410noreply@blogger.com