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Freedom Fighters
The CIA’s Secret Himalayan Hotel for Tibetan Guerillas
It’s been 43 years since the CIA cut off support to the Tibetan guerillas that the agency trained and armed to fight a covert war against China. Yet, a monument to the CIA’s secret war in Tibet is still standing in Pokhara, Nepal.
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Why the Legacy of Tibet’s Cold War Freedom Fighters Still Matters
“We don’t want to live under Chinese rule. We want our [Tibet] back.”
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Tibet: The Forgotten Refugee Crisis
“It’s impossible for me to go to Tibet,” he said. “They’d never let in a Tibetan who was born in India. But if Tibet were free? Yes, of course I’d go back. And so would my parents.”
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The CIA’s Secret Himalayan Hotel for Tibetan Guerillas
It’s been 43 years since the CIA cut off support to the Tibetan guerillas that the agency trained and armed to fight a covert war against China. Yet, a monument to the CIA’s secret war in Tibet is still standing in Pokhara, Nepal.
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Why the Legacy of Tibet’s Cold War Freedom Fighters Still Matters
“We don’t want to live under Chinese rule. We want our [Tibet] back.”
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Tibet: The Forgotten Refugee Crisis
“It’s impossible for me to go to Tibet,” he said. “They’d never let in a Tibetan who was born in India. But if Tibet were free? Yes, of course I’d go back. And so would my parents.”
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