Gordon Chang
2009-07-12 16:48:35
Derek, we don’t at this point know who killed whom and in what numbers. We know what Beijing says, and, given past statements it has made, we can say that what it says now probably does not correspond with the facts.
Did enraged Uighurs kill people? Yes, they clearly did. Would most people have done the same in their circumstances? I suspect so. People, for example, know few limits when it comes to defending their families and their societies. We Americans started a revolution over a lot less.
