The Battalion Thursday • April 30J Tibetan youths seek new answers from Dalai Lama Princess Diana plot foik NEW DELHI, India (AP) — For decades, the Dalai Lama has preached calm and patience to fellow Tibetans campaigning against Chinese rule in their homeland. Now, with growing hunger strikes and the death of a man who set himself on fire, the politi cal and spiritual leader has admit ted that his moderate approach has failed in the eyes of many frus trated, desperate Tibetans. His response could mark a watershed for the Tibetan inde pendence movement: While re iterating that hunger strikes and suicide betray the Buddhist tra dition of nonviolence, the Dalai Lama admitted he was unable to offer any alternative solutions. “For many years, I’d been able to persuade the Tibetan people to eschew violence in our freedom struggle,” he said Tues day after visiting Thupten Ngodup, a protester who set himself on fire during a demon stration Monday against China’s rule of Tibet. Ngodup died Wednesday, the first Tibetan exile to die of self- immolation. “Today, it’s clear that a sense of frustration and urgency is building up among many Ti betans as evidenced by the unto-death hunger strike and the tragic incident,” the Dalai Lama said. His followers, many of whom believe he is the incarnation of a Buddhist deity, may interpret his admission as approval of more forceful tactics such as hunger strikes and suicides. The Dalai Lama — a title that means Ocean of Mercy — has lobbied heads of govern ments, popes and potentates to try to push China toward more autonomy for Tibet. But China, which invaded Tibet in 1950 and annexed it nine years later, has not budged. “In that sense my efforts have failed,” he said. Younger militants have ex pressed increasing impa tience with the Dalai Lama’s moderate policies. “We, the people of Tibet, need an answer,” said Tseten Norbu, president of the Tibetan Youth Congress, which orga nized a hunger strike that cul minated with Ngodup’s self-im molation. “How long should we wait, wait and wait?” The Youth Congress has long advocated more forceful steps. It organized the hunger strike even though the Dalai Lama had stepped in to stop similar protests in the past. The Dalai Lama’s admission was a hint that the youth should go ahead with their approach, said Dawa Norbu, a professor of Tibetan studies at New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University. “The Tibetan youth are get ting desperate.” It is unlikely that any Tibetan group would defy the Dalai Lama’s principles to the extent of waging a campaign of violence to push their cause, either out side the country or against the Chinese in Tibet. Many Tibetans believe he is the incarnation of a Buddhist deity. Although radicals dis agree with his methods, few challenge his authority. Ngodup, a 50-year-old for mer Buddhist monk, was to have been among a group to take up the hunger strike after the first six were forced to stop. Five men began fasting Tuesday. Ngodup set himself on fire af ter Indian police, claiming they were acting on humanitarian grounds, forcibly took six other fasting Tibetans to the hospital Sunday and Monday. “The self-immolation is one of the most dramatic begin nings,” said Mahendra Lama, a professor at New Delhi’s Jawa harlal Nehru University. EU nations signs treaty to reduce pollution UNITED NATIONS (AP) — European Union nations signed an international treaty Wednesday to reduce “greenhouse” gas emissions and called on the United States and developing countries to do the same. “There were a few other countries which we would have liked to sign with us here to day, especially a big one,” the European en vironment commissioner, Ritt Bjerregaard said. “And I hope to see the United States sign ing as early as possible.” Britain’s deputy prime minister, John Prescott, said the signing by the 15 EU mem bers “clearly signals our continuing com mitment to the objectives we agreed under the resulting environmental benefits.” Japan signed the treaty here Tuesday, becoming the first major industrial nation to do so. The global warming treaty, approved last December in Kyoto, Japan, would require 38 industrialized nations to reduce their “green house” gas emissions from 1990 levels be tween the years 2008 and 2001. European Union states would reduce them by 8 percent, the United States by 7 per cent and Japan by 6 percent. Some would face smaller reductions, and a few would not be obligated for now. Developing countries, including major greenhouse gas emitters such as China and India, are asked to set voluntary reduction targets. The U.S. Senate, which must approve the treaty, has called on President Clinton not to sign and Congress not to ratify the agreement unless pollution restrictions are extended to developing countries. Prescott said the follow-up conference set for November in Buenos Aires must in crease the number of countries required to undertake reductions. Prescott and an EU delegation planned to meet with ambassadors of developing countries to discuss the issue. He said the Europeans were confident Clin ton would sign the treaty, but understood it may not be sent to Congress for ratification for some time. “We are satisfied they (Americans) will be signing the protocol,’’ Prescott said. “All this is about a global solution to a global problem.” VIENNA, Austria (AP) — A man who sought $15 million from Mohamed Al Fayed for docu ments alleging that his son Dodi and Princess Diana were murdered was ar rested in a sting in volving the FBI and the CIA. The man, iden tified only as a 67- year-old Austrian living in the United States, was arrested April 22, Interior Ministry Spokesman Rudolf Gollia said Wednesday. When authorities arrested him, the Diana man yelled threats at Al Fayed,ttitl) daily reported. Dodi Fayed, Diana and theii Henri Paul were killed Aug. 31 wli®J car hit a tunnel pillar in Paris. Gollia said the man hadcontarj Fayed, the owner of Harrodsdepd store in London, and offered ton in a hotel in Vienna fortheexcbl Fayed alerted the FBI, CIAanditil trian intelligence agency. Hestrif rods’ security chief, JohnMcnangj meet Gollia. So far, the investigationinPaiislj cused on the drunken conditionti the driver, and the whereaboutsofi Fiat that may have sideswipedtkel cedes carrying the princess. Nigerians sentenced! death for coup attemil LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Opposition and church leaders today denounced Nigeria’s ruling military junta after an army tribunal convicted and sentenced six people to death for plotting against the regime. Military ruler Gen. Sani Abacha’s for mer right-hand man, Gen. Oladipyo Diya, and five others were sentenced Tuesday to death by firing squad in the closed- door proceeding. “The trial was conducted in the dark, and we were only informed about its out come,” said Ayo Opadokun, secretary of the leading opposition National Democ ratic Coalition. “We have seen a manifestation of a pre-conditioned and predeter mined scenario.” Tuesday’s ruling came one week after Abacha became the only candidate for presidential elections later this year. Government critics denounced the military regime, saying it was using the courts to purge its ranks of dissidents. Although the militarygoven pledged to hand power over to: :j administration later this year,^ pears to be consolidatinghispoid a leading human rightslawyersaiq The army tribunal’s openings and Tuesday’s sentencing wereo] the press, but two monthsoftestiii was conducted behind closedd Diya, the alleged coup masiens has maintained his innocence. 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