Where's the Outrage: Tiananmen Square 16 Years Later

Considering that this is the 16th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing, China, one would expect human rights groups to highlight the egregious violent crackdown by the Chinese Communists on protestors who only sought to have a voice in how they were governed.

Anywhere from a couple hundred to several thouand Chinese were killed in the crackdown by Chinese troops. Thousands more were wounded.

Instead, there is a widespread silence.

I guess Amnesty International is waiting to unleash its g-bomb on the US the next time someone mistreats a copy of the Koran.

UPDATE: 2:43PM EDT

Added a clarification to the title [ed: was that really necessary?]

Further update. Ran a search for Tiananmen Square on CNN and returned no hits for a story on the anniversary. CNN has a story about how the crackdown was one of the top moments from the last 25 years, but nothing on the actual impact on human rights, democracy, and freedom for a billion people. MSNBC is a little better with several stories of protests marking the anniversary. FoxNews doesn't have anything either. It's absolutely shameful that this awful chapter in history is not conveyed to a new generation of people who may never have heard of it.

Technorati: Human Rights, Tiananmen Square, China

Hat Tip: Occasional Reader at LGF