The Dalai Lama said Wednesday that the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan may have been justified to win a larger peace but that is it too soon to judge whether the Iraq war was warranted.
Video image of the Dalai Lama during an interview with the Associated Press in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2003. The Dalai Lama, who implored President Bush to avoid a violent response after the terrorist attacks two years ago, said that the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan may have been justified to win a larger peace, but it's too early to say whether the Iraq war was warranted. He calls on Americans to channel their grief from Sept. 11, 2001 "into a source of inner strength." (AP Photo/Kevin Vineys)
On the second anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the Dalai Lama will offer a public teaching at Washington National Cathedral on cultivating peace as an antidote to violence.
The Dalai Lama is to visit Japan in November for two days of public peaking engagements, his supporters said Monday. The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader will appear at Kokugikan hall in Tokyo on November 1 and 2, according to the Liaison Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Once famous as the cradle of Tibetan civilization, the dusty city of Tsetang today looks more like an outpost of Chinese culture. The People's Liberation Army maintains a base here, and Chinese characters elbow out Tibetan script on signs.
The Dalai Lama, exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, said he found Secretary of State Colin Powell "very sympathetic" on Tuesday when they met at the State Department in Washington.
The Dalai Lama makes remarks during his visit to the US legislature to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the US Congressional Human Rights Caucus.(Tim Sloan)
China accused the United States of allowing the Dalai Lama to conduct "separatist" activity on its soil, after the Tibetan spiritual leader met Secretary of State Colin Powell.
The Dalai Lama walks through a hallway in the White House after meeting with US President George W. Bush. Bush welcomed the Dalai Lama a day after China accused Washington of allowing the Tibetan spiritual leader to carry out 'separatist' activity on its soil.(AFP/Luke Frazaa)
