但是這次，就讓我爽爽快快地幹個徹底吧！

「一哥發嫂」這件事最恐怖的不是赤裸裸的歧視，
而是他們根本完全沒有知覺那是歧視。
~ Plurker 不來恩 @ here ~

馬政權的經濟部長尹啟銘對他主導的充滿岐視的 ECFA 漫畫說帖 (見「ECFA 漫畫說帖：一個撕裂社會、製造族群對立的文宣」）這樣說：

一哥歧視台南人?尹啟銘道歉

宣導ＥＣＦＡ漫畫代言人惹火台南人！經濟部所創造的卡通人物「一哥」出身台南，被形容對人生要求得過且過、從沒實際行動是一個只會說大話的人；台南縣長蘇煥智相當不能苟同，要求立即全面回收文宣、經濟部長尹啟銘道歉，否則將續發動抗議。

對此經濟部長尹啟銘昨晚表示，若造成台南鄉親的不舒服，他願意表達歉意。經部次長鄧振中也強調，部長自己就是台南人，沒有理由不尊重同鄉，更沒有族群歧視的意味，希望民眾不要誤會。

由噗友向蘇縣長反映應積極向經濟部抗議的「一哥」、「發嫂」經濟部文宣卡通人物，蘇縣長乍見形容一哥的內文差點沒昏倒，他認為，如此形容一哥實在太欺負人。

文宣內的一哥是台南人、五專畢、本土傳產業務員、人格特質是操閩南語音的台灣國語，對人生要求是得過且過，攸關自身權益也會全力以赴（例如買早餐，老闆少找五塊錢也必定會力爭討回來），因有分穩定工作，每天嘻哈過日，不懂得自我提昇，沒有危機意識，不了解ＥＣＦＡ，在人云亦云之下，擔心兩岸簽訂後，可能會面臨裁員。

而相對於一哥的發嫂，被形塑為精通四種語言的北部職業婦女，立委葉宜津認為，此舉是刻意挑起族群意識，明顯是「范藍欽」思想翻版；蘇縣長也很不爽地表示，文宣漫畫中的一哥、發嫂兩位角色的定位，刻意對台南同胞負面的定位，實在欺侮人，在身分證已取消省籍、族群欄之後，政府公開行銷政策將籍貫、族群貼上標籤，挑起族群的矛盾，而且歧視台南人，讓人看了很難過。

經濟部昨日也表示，經濟部製作的ＥＣＦＡ漫畫，原意是希望藉由漫畫方式，以較活潑的手法來宣導ＥＣＦＡ，絕未有族群歧視意味。晚間尹啟銘也強調，漫畫人物創造時，原來並無賦與身分背景，只是同仁希望以活潑方式呈現，才臨時加入身分，完全沒有任何負面意涵。

尹啟銘保證，往後宣傳時不會再有這樣的背景，希望大家回歸漫畫本身所要傳達的內容，不要再與意識形態扯上關係。

一個女生被強姦，大聲喊救命。一個路人上前制止強姦犯。

強姦犯說：『若造成這位女士的不舒服，我願意表達歉意。』

口裡這樣說，底下的強暴動作並沒有停下來。

強姦犯說：『我原意是希望藉由做愛的方式，以較快樂的手法來宣導愛的滋味，絕未有強姦意味。』

並說：『我保證往後強姦時不會再讓對方不舒服，希望大家回歸做愛本身所要傳達的內容，不要再與意識形態扯上關係。』

『但是最重要的是：這次就先讓我爽爽快快地幹個徹底吧！』


強姦犯的犯行雖然被當場抓包，但因為來來往往的行人對這件事的視若無睹，我們已經確定：在這樣的國度裡，該無助的女孩一定會持續被強暴，而且該強暴犯將不會受到任何法律制裁。


台灣人啊！你們到底想要建什麼樣的國啊？

ECFA 漫畫說帖：一個撕裂社會、製造族群對立的文宣

為了強行推銷連馬政府官員自己都不知道內容是什麼的 ECFA，經濟部經過專家學者的設計，推出了 ECFA 說帖的四格漫畫，主要是兩位主角一哥與發嫂的對話。經濟部還特別為了這兩位代言漫畫人物的身份做了簡介：

	反對 ECFA 的一哥：	贊成 ECFA 的發嫂：
年齡：	45歲	40歲
籍貫：	台南（閩南人）	新竹（客家人）
職業：	傳統製造業業務	貿易公司主管
學歷：	五專畢	大學畢，現於 EMBA 進修中
人格　 特質：	操台灣國語，對人生得過且過，是只會說大話的人。對 ECFA 完全不瞭解，擔心兩岸簽訂 ECFA 後，可能會因公司面臨營運困難而被裁員。	已婚職業婦女，個性積極，精通國台英日語，總以客觀角度看待事物，具求知精神及理財觀念。對 ECFA 議題相當瞭解。

上述人物描述裡的岐視意味，以及看似經過巧妙設計的、明目張膽的挑起族群對立的用詞，讓人震驚。

首先，反不反對 ECFA， 跟籍貫有什麼關係？

以前政府在身份證顯示的資料中，拿掉「籍貫」一欄，目的不就是要化解族群對立嗎？現在政府竟然公然拿「籍貫」來貼標籤？

為什麼又必須選「台南人」？台南是前總統陳水扁的故鄉，台南縣市是泛綠到現在還沒有嘗到選舉敗績的地方，可以說，台南是泛綠支持者的重鎮。把「台南人」跟那些負面的人格描述連在一起，一來讓民眾在閱讀該說帖時，不知不覺在潛意識中被灌輸「泛綠＝低級」的醜化印象，二來又不著痕跡地將阿扁以及阿扁支持者醜化。

這一招實在太高明，沒有情緒激動、沒有齜牙咧嘴、沒有髒話罵人，在一個平鋪直述的過程中，暗暗地把幾個因素：泛綠、台灣人、台南人、阿扁、阿扁支持者、低級、不求上進、台灣國語、沒腦袋，全部緊緊地綁在一起。

值得特別注意的是，這個「籍貫」的影射，很巧妙地避開「外省人」。所提到的強烈對比是在用「客家人」與「閩南人」之間，兩者都是屬於「本省人」。這一招也很高，讀者在不知不覺間會被灌注這樣的印象：

（1）ECFA 的對立，發生於「本省人」之間；
（2）「高級」的本省人，是跟馬英九政府站在一起的；
（3）只要「低級」的本省人跟政府站在一起，就不再低級了；

在這種強烈暗示性文宣中，台灣人被分化高級、低級成兩派，除了將反對 ECFA 的那一派貼標籤成「低級」外，也加深了台灣人內部族群之間的對立，埋下了「分化台灣人」的種子。

用說帖來解釋政策，就針對 ECFA 的內容與影響來說就可以，根本不需要有任何跟政策無關的人格特質、籍貫學歷的描述。但是馬政權卻一定要利用這個機會，以「高級低級、北部南部」等強烈地域色彩與對比的人格特性賦予在一哥與發嫂的身上，利用此機會羞辱那些反對 ECFA 的人，並趁機分化台灣人、撕裂台灣社會。

一國政府，使用公權力公然用這種充滿族群岐視的文宣來使社會兩極化，台灣人能不憤怒嗎？

這個新聞一出來，已經有許多關心台灣的英文新聞與部落格寫了好幾篇長文討論並嚴厲批判。但是，在「郭冠英事件」中聲嘶力竭地起來抗議的台灣人，好像靜悄悄地沒有什麼動作，除了民進黨立委強力要求政府三天內撤回卡通之外，論壇裡也沒有多少抗議聲音，台灣知識份子也好像完全沒有注意到這則消息。

「郭冠英事件」畢竟是個人言行，但這個卡通卻是政府使用公權力公然對台灣人羞辱。照理講，這個漫畫羞辱台灣人的事情，應該比郭冠英事件要嚴重百倍千倍才是。台灣知識份子的靜默，似乎顯示對政治事件嚴重程度的敏感度不夠精確 ─ 好像那些當面使用侮辱性辱罵言語的個人，就應該發動所有台灣人的動能將之消滅；但使用隱性言語的暗示性醜化文宣，就好像不痛不癢無所謂。

馬政權對台灣知識份子這種「小不忍就反擊、慢火燒不在意」的心態，大概看得很清楚透徹，要不然也不敢在「郭冠英事件」的風暴之後，使出這一招來。

最後我必須提醒讀者：一個被撕裂的對立社會，不管你是藍綠，你都會是受害者。我建議所有反對撕裂族群、反對族群對立、反對社會兩極化的所有黨派與團體，不管藍綠黑白，聯合發表一個聲明，強烈抗議馬政府的撕裂台灣社會的行為，堅決要求馬政府撤回這個製造族群對立的羞辱性的文宣並公開道歉。


參考：

● 宣導ECFA暨漫畫代言人引薦記者會新聞稿
● ECFA說帖 民黨批歧視台南人

英文報導與批判：

● How to insult a people（如何羞辱一個族群）
● ECFA Cartoons - bigotry as a tool of persuasion
(ECFA 卡通 ─ 以偏見為工具的說帖）
● MOEA Exploits Ethnic Stereotypes to sell ECFA
( 經濟部利用族群成見來推銷 ECFA)
● KMT 'High class mainlanders' deliver another insult to Taiwanese
（國民黨「高級大陸人」再一次地羞辱台灣人）
● More on the ECFA Cartoons: Guest Post
（客座文章：關於 ECFA 卡通的更多討論）
● DPP gives ministry three days to pull 'racist' comic
（DPP 給經濟部三天時間撤回族群岐視的卡通）

不要把人民當敵人 ─ 我看「藍綠對決」

在「媒抗加油站」跟網友討論「選舉要不要避開藍綠對決」的話題。

如果光是針對「選舉要不要避開藍綠對決」來討論，那必須考慮：以「藍綠對決」的姿態，跟「避開藍綠對決」，哪一個勝算比較大。

假設我們可以概括地將台灣分成三大「力量」：泛綠、泛藍、政府。前兩者屬民間，後者屬公權。

民眾的取向會一直在變，就看出來競選的黨派、人選，是不是讓他們放心投你一票。因此，藍綠中間的界線，事實上不是固定不變的。

也就是說，雖然泛藍很多死忠支持者，但是，某些情況下，他們還是有可能支持泛綠的候選人。泛綠曾經贏過總統大選，就是一個鐵證。

但是，目前的「政府」這個力量，卻是永遠不可能給泛綠任何甜頭的。也就是說，這是一個固定不變、永遠會欺壓人民的政權。

之所以會採取「政府與人民」、「變與不變」這樣的區分方法，主要是要認清「永遠的敵人」跟「可能會變成戰友」的兩股力量的差別。

我們的最終目標，是要排除這個「永遠是敵人的政權」，而不是排除「泛藍」。

泛綠永遠也沒有辦法排除「泛藍」；即使給泛綠連續執政一百年兩百年，還是會有泛藍存在。一個多元化社會本來就要有不同的立場看法才是健康的。

因此，泛綠應該把目標放在「如何讓泛藍的圈子縮小」，而不是「消滅或排除泛藍」。

既然只是「縮小」而不是「消滅」，那就表示，策略上泛綠必須想辦法將相當大部分的泛藍支持者轉變成戰友。

「藍綠對決」的問題就在這裡 ── 如果泛綠把泛藍當成對決的敵人，那要如何讓他們變成泛綠的戰友？如何使他們變成「抵制專制政權」的幫手？

讀者應該不難想像，那種結果是不可能的。你不可能在「把對方當敵人」的同時，還冀望他能支持你。因此，「藍綠對決」的最可能結果，就是逼得這些泛藍支持者不得不當泛綠的敵人，使他們往馬政權靠得更緊。

跟著這個脈絡，泛綠的策略，應該以「聯合所有民眾，淘汰殖民政權」為方針；泛綠的敵人，是把台灣當殖民的馬政權，而不是有可能支持泛綠的台灣人民。

因此，泛綠在為台灣未來奮鬥的時候，一定要認清楚真正的敵人在哪裡。千萬不要錯把台灣人民當作對決的對象。

目無法紀的蔡守訓與台北地院用違法盜錄的看守所對話延長對扁的羈押

(Note: English version of this article with similar content: here )

台北地方法院昨天下令第三次延長已經被非法羈押了 227 天的前總統陳水扁的羈押，時間由 7 月 26 日開始到 9 月25日共兩個月。(北院認定 干擾審判 扁三度延押)

我必須提醒台灣民眾，這個判決顯示了審理扁案的當庭法官蔡守訓及台北地院和議庭是如何地目無法紀。

這個延長羈押判決的主要理由，是台北地院認定陳前總統在看守所接見他的幕僚時指使他的幕僚向看守所外的人士求助：

合議庭先從台北看守所接見會面的錄音譯文，認定扁雖被羈押，仍不時透過會面接見，指導劉導等相關幕僚透過外力，明示應聯合其他個人或團體聲援。

台北地院和議庭引用看守所所錄到的陳水扁跟他幕僚的對話內容，指控陳前總統透過幕僚「借助民進黨主席蔡英文施壓、利用連署等方式干擾審判」，並以之為延長羈押陳前總統的主要理由。

好，「引用看守所所錄到的陳水扁跟他幕僚的對話內容」，請讀者深吸一口氣，然後再往下讀。。。

在今年一月底，大法官已經對「對看守所羈押人犯會客進行錄音」認定為違憲 (大法官：對羈押禁見被告律見時錄音違憲)：

司法院大法官會議今天做出釋字第654號解釋，認為羈押法中，看守所對羈押禁見被告與律師律見時全程錄音的規定違憲，應自5月1日起失去效力，錄音所獲資訊也將沒有證據能力。

今年 4 月 16日，立法院初審通過羈押法部分條文修正草案 （台立院初審 被告會見律師不得錄音錄影）：

立法院司法及法制委員會今天初審通過羈押法部分條文修正草案，律師接見被告時，看守所擬不得錄影、錄音；修正條文也規定看守所得檢查被告與辯護人往來文書及相關資料。

4月28日立法院三讀通過 (台羈押法三讀 看守所不得錄影錄音)：

台灣立法院28日通過「羈押法」部份修正條文，為了保障羈押被告的訴訟權，未來看守所不能錄影或錄音被告與其律師的會見情況，至於過去被告在看守所的言語、發行書信等內容可做為偵查、審判時參考的規定也一併刪除。

也就是說，看守所會客錄音，不但被大法官認定為違憲而且立法院已經立法通過禁止，是一個徹底違法的行為。

很明顯地，蔡守訓法官跟台北地方法院完全將司法踩在角底下 ── 不但違法的錄音行為沒有中斷，而且竟然還膽敢將這些違法的錄音拿來做為迫害陳前總統的根據。

由這件事可知，蔡守訓這班無法無天的亂臣賊子再一次地將政治意圖凌駕憲法之上，更加證實了針對陳前總統的司法官司是一場有計謀的政治迫害。對這些披著法官的外衣、實則甘為執行馬政權政治迫害的「馬前足」來說，法律不過是他們用來鬥爭政敵的工具；他們把自己放在司法之上，不必遵循任何什麼法律規範，甚至連憲法也不在他們眼中。

看到這些，台灣人要多祈禱，祈禱自己還有所愛的家人朋友，這一輩子千萬不要落入這些人手中。



補充:

南方論壇一位網友 vedo 在討論欄（目無法紀的蔡守訓與台北地院）中認為延押裁決並不違法：

1. 自今年5月1日起，羈押中的被告與律師見面時，監所將不得再予錄音、監聽，僅可以派員觀看，看不能聽聞，即「監看不與聞」；但大法官會議並未禁止對被告與親友見面時錄音。

2. 針對"對受羈押被告與辯護人接見時監聽、錄音所獲得之資訊，得以作為偵查或審判上認定被告本案犯罪事實之證據..." 在此範圍內係已解釋為妨害被告防禦權之行使，且牴觸憲法保障訴訟權之規定。但法院之延押庭所作出的是延押"裁定書"，既非和檢察官之偵查有關，也不是法官對犯罪事實之認定而於審判上所作出的"審判書"。

陳水扁跟他幕僚的對話內容既非羈押被告與律師、辯護人之律見談話內容，自無辯護人協助被告所行使的防禦權受侵害之問題，而羈押被告與親友見面時的錄音，也不在釋字第654號的解釋保障範圍內。

北院原本最初對陳水扁是作出羈押禁見之裁定，即陳水扁僅能律見，但到第二次羈押時，是羈押但不禁見，陳水扁因而忽略看守所仍可對羈押被告與親友見面時進行監聽、錄音的事情。而昨日法官再根據此錄音內容認為陳水扁有逃亡、串供及其他干擾審判進行之認定，而作出延押的裁定，本就無違憲的問題。

vedo 網友指出大法官釋字第654號並無限制羈押單位針對被羈押人與其親友會面之對話進行錄音。

這點屬實。但該釋號也有提到原羈押法第二十八條為違法，而該條文已經由立法院三讀通過予以刪除。該條文內容在現在的羈押法已經看不到，但其內容可以找得到：

被告在所之言語、行狀、發受書信之內容可供偵查或審判上之參考者，應呈報檢察官或法院。

羈押法的官方英文網頁更新比較慢，現在還可以看到第二十八條：

If the content of the speeches, conducts, and sent and received mails of a defendant can provide information for criminal investigation and trial, they shall be reported to public prosecutor or district court.

這一條被刪除，表示該條文的規定有偏差，而該條文所指的並沒有侷限在「被羈押人與律師」的對話，而是被羈押人在看守所的所有書信與言行。

因此，以「與被羈押人對話者並非律師」為由來合理化「錄音」並以之做為不利於被羈押人的裁決，是對該法條的扭曲。

至於 vedo 提到的第二點，個人認為「錄音違憲」的判決與立法院修改羈押法之精神，在於制止檢方利用公權力阻止、妨礙被羈押人為自己辯護的權力與機會。釋憲與修法兩者都沒有規定這樣的精神只限於「審判」，而「羈押」本身的原因之一當然是為了檢方「利於偵查」，要不然何必羈押。

如果再仔細地思考被認為違憲而刪除的第二十八條，可以知道，不止被羈押人與任何訪客的對話不能被錄音或拿來做為對被羈押人不利的證詞，連被羈押人在看守所中的任何言論、行為、書寫，都受到法律保障而不能拿來做為不利於被羈押人的工具。

基於上述理由，個人認為 vedo 的解釋有缺陷，蔡守訓法官與台北地方法院的行為確為違法。

Lawless Taipei District Court extends Chen's detention based on illegal taping

(註：中文版請看這裡)

Taipei District Court issues an order to extend the former president Chen Shui-bian's (陳水扁) detention the 3rd time, beginning from 7/26 to 9/25, adding 2 more months on top of the already lengthy detention of 227 days. (北院認定 干擾審判 扁三度延押)

I want to highlight one of the brazen law encroachments made by the collegiate bench and the presiding Judge Tsai Shou-hsun (蔡守訓）.

The main reason for this detention extension is that they argue Chen instructs his staff to communicate with people outside to help him:

合議庭先從台北看守所接見會面的錄音譯文，認定扁雖被羈押，仍不時透過會面接見，指導劉導等相關幕僚透過外力，明示應聯合其他個人或團體聲援。

The collegiate bench uses the transcript of the recorded conversations (between Chen and his staff when Chen's staff visited him in the detention center) to argue that, although Chen is detained, he continuously meets and instructs his staff Liu Dao (spelling?) to use outsiders to help him.

The collegiate bench cited the conversations as evidence that Chen is asking outsiders to help him, which is considered - by Tsai and the collegiate bench in Taipei District Court - 'interfering with the justice' and thus the main reason for the extended detention.

Now, take a deep deep deep breath ---

The recording of detainees' meeting with their guests is declared illegal (i.e., it is against the Constitution) by the Grand Justices in January this year, and an order is issued to stop the recording after May 1st !

It is obvious that Judge Tsai and his collegiate bench completely ignore the order -- not only the recording continues, but also the content of illegal taping is used against Chen now !!!

Tsai and Taipei District Court have once again put their agenda above the Constitution and prove that the prosecution of Chen is political oriented and no boundary -- even the Constitution -- will be followed.


Update, seriously:

I took down this post for a couple of hours, because one netter vedo has counter arguments against my points (here, in Chinese though), and I want to make sure I get it right. To be short, vedo argues that although the decision of the Grand Justices ( 大法官釋字第654號 ) says that recording the detainee's meeting with defense lawyers is illegal, the decision doesn't forbid the recording between detainees and any one other than the defense lawyer. Thus recording of conversation between Chen and his staff is legal.

He missed the point that in the decision, the Grand Justices says that the Art.28 of the (original) Detention Act is illegal. The Detention Act was later revised on April, 28th to delete that article. The content of deleted Art. 28:

If the content of the speeches, conducts, and sent and received mails of a defendant can provide information for criminal investigation and trial, they shall be reported to public prosecutor or district court.

That is, what is deemed illegal doesn't limit to the conversations between the detainee and the defense lawyer.

That is, not only the conversations a detainee has during a meeting with any guests are protected, but also, anything the detainee says and writes in the detention center (not in a meeting) is under protection of the law and shouldn't be used against him/her.

Brief summary of political persecution against Chen Shui-bian

The linked article below (in Chinese) briefly summarizes the judiciary injustice against CSB.

扁案為什麼會政治化？-----從扁媽為子哭冤說起

The judiciary injustice against CSB has been repeatedly raised in English blogs and by international scholars since the end of last year.

But in Taiwan, even pan green paid little or no attention at all to it, not to mention blue supporters. Even when the DPP chairwoman Tsai decides to make launch to fight for CSB's human right lately, her appeal mentions only the extended detention with a term of "judiciary injustice".

Without laying out the "sign of persecution in almost every single step" in CSB's case, the focus on the extended detention could easily be mistaken or distorted into an attempt to interfere the law practice.

It is therefore critical for articles like the linked one being circulated more often and more widely.

The trigger of Uyghur-Han Clash in Xinjiang-- Chinese Killing Uyghurs in Guangdong

A deadly ethnic clash occurred on July 5th in Xinjiang, China, between Uyghurs and Han Chinese when the Chinese government launched an armed suppression against originally peaceful protest, resulting in 156 deaths (according to the China government).

The tension between Uyghurs and Hans have been high for decades. The trigger of the current protest is another ethnic clash occurred earlier far away in Guangdong, where a rumor is posted about six Xinjiang guys raped a girl ('No Rapes' in Riot Town),

Authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong have said they found no evidence that ethnic minority Uyghur laborers had raped two Chinese girls, a rumor they blamed for last week's ethnic fighting at a toy factory in Shaoguan city.

According to official media reports, police also detained a former worker at the city's Xuri toy factory for posting the rumor on the Internet in the first place.

"Six Xinjiang boys raped two innocent girls at the Xuri Toy Factory," ran the text of the posting, the official Xinhua news agency reported, quoting a Shaoguan municipal spokesman.

Outraged by what the post says, the Chinese in Guangdong started a deadly ethnic cleansing against Uyghurs in a toy factory in Shaoguan city, Guangdong. The following horrifying video is apparently shot by Chinese witnesses inside the factory. It was posted on Sohu.com, taken down, and republished several times. Take a look on how hundred of enraged Chinese beat several unarmed Uyghurs to death:



The horrifying scene shows that several people running for life through an narrow passage, chased by people holding sticks of unidentifiable materials. They eventually took their last breaths after being beaten repeatedly by the angry crowd.

Starting from 1'30", you can hear those who shot the video commented in Chinese:

"還不死啊？我肏！"
"How come is he/she not dead yet? Fuck!"

"才怪！"
"Weird if he/she isn't dead."

"這個是女的吧？"
"Is that one a female?"

Following the question, the camera points to a scene where 8~9 people holding sticks and hammering down on a non-responsive person. A lifeless body left on the ground when the crowd dispersed.

"這個跪下來。。。"
"This one kneels down ..."

"那邊還有一個"
"Another one over there"

"好啊好啊!"
"Great! Great!"

Then in shouting,

"肏死他！"
"Fuck him/her dead !"

"肏他媽的屄, 敢摔倒 !"
"Fuck his/her mohter's cunt, he/she dares to fall down !"

The narrow passage where the killings occurred is between two tall buildings that look like apartments. It appears that residents of both buildings stood in their balconies watching the killings, making uproars, shooting the video as though they were watching a gladiator killing show in ancient Rome, when unarmed people in the passage run for their lives. A vivid demonstration of what the term "terrorism" defines.

Remember that the Rome was not built in one day. Neither is the tension between Uyghurs and Han Chinese. It started in 1949 with China's invasion to occupy the East Turkestan, followed by decades of systematic suppression of Uyghur culture and history by the China government. The language, building, books of Uyghur origin are systematically destroyed. Millions of Han Chinese were forced by the government to migrate into Xinjiang, resulting in effective dilution of Uyghur population in the area, the exact same way the Chinese government applied to dilute Tibetans in Tibet!

The Chinese government took a completely new and refined approach in terms of the media control to define the incident as nothing but a riot initiated by Uyghurs. They (1) announced the news and revealed the photo and footages before the news has a chance to spread; (2) block all internet connections in/out of the area; (3) had press conference and allowed journalists to visit in confined and well guarded places. It seems that the only thing not new is to blame it on the victim group.

J. Michael Cole, a columnist, editorialist and editor at Taipei Times, in his excellent blog post writes - among other things - about the CCP propaganda machine (Xinjiang finally explodes, Taipei remains silent) .

More links to share about Uyghurs and East Turkestan:

1. First of all, brief Q&As about Uyghurs and Xinjiang:
   
   Q&A: Troubles in Xinjiang
   Q&A: China's restive Uighurs
   
   
2. For how China is annihilating the entire culture of Uyghur, watch the short video clips:
   
   Uighurs' struggle to retain cultural identity -...
   China's 'Go West' policy fuels ethnic tensions ...
   
   and listen to the desperate call by Alim Seytoff, spokesperson for the World Uyghur Congress, Vice-President of Uyghur-American Association and director of the Uyghur Human Rights Project, in a radio interview (Tune in: Online radio show on Uighur unrest in China);


3. Uyghur leader in exile, Rebiya Kadeer, who is seen by some as the Dalai Lama of Uyghur, also the one the China government blames this incident to, speaks out:
   
   


4. Check out Al Jazeera, a prominent Muslim news media. Some of their coverages on Uyghur:
   
   
   
5. Another video clip:
   
   


6. Uighurs Provoke Beijing by Michael Turton;
   
7. Reports from the West from The China Beat;
   

The bloody suppression by the China government invites condemnations from the international community, which certainly doesn't include Ma Ying-jeou's regime that considers Taiwan is just a part of China.

The ethnic clash also triggers retaliation of Han Chinese. As this report from the Liberty Time (漢、維再爆衝突 新疆緊繃) indicates, Han Chinese in China go on the street seeking Uyghurs to beat.

From what is known, I believe larger scale and more widely spread retaliations from both sides are likely to happen, or probably already happened but covered under the tightly information control of China government.

A lot more information is available on the net. I would like to end this article with this:

What is happening now in Xinjiang happened before in Taiwan in the 228 massacre back in 1947 when many Taiwanese were killed by the occupying Chinese Nationalist (KMT), and is happening now in Tibet by the occupying Chinese Communist Party. The similarities are:

1) Chinese forces invade and take over the land;
2) Chinese forces make use of the resources, squeeze the locals to the brim of famine and death;
4) Local cultures were systematically annihilated;
5) Locals will either be dead anyway, or live like animals, so the revolution is their only way out;
6) Massacre by the Chinese follows, at the same time blaming the victims;
7) Massive government-forced migration of Han Chinese into the locals to dilute the population of local ethic population. This is the only feature that hasn't happened in Taiwan. Yet.

This process has happened before, is happening now, and will continue to happen in the future. Observing how the current Ma Ying-jeou Regime annexes Taiwan to China, it's very likely that Taiwan will experience it the 2nd time in a short span of less than a hundred years. With that, Taiwan will make another mark in human history -- following the mark of peaceful democracy progress Taiwan had earned -- as the first country to rush herself into the slavery via the path of democracy.