This story gave me the most information I've seen about what's going on in Tibet. Mob mentality can really get ugly regardless on which side of the political spectrum it's coming from.

This is a nicely done piece, putting together reports from a variety of witnesses and sources and defeating the Chinese government's attempts to squelch knowledge of events. This good work, done under difficult circumstances.

The stories of the week are presented in the vogue of the "if it bleeds" fascination of ambulance chasers. The story lacks context of both the long and recent history of Tibet, largely unknown to most news readers. Tibet was invaded and occupied by China easily, taking military advantage of a culture that had rejected militarism, and whom had been abandoned by one-time CIA support in typical US geopolitical crap shooting. With cultural arrogance appropriate to an American occupation, the Chinese government has actively worked to migrate and settle ethnic chinese into Tibet, and suppress the religion, language, and press of the Tibetians. Including references to the cause of the rioting and rage would help provide context.