The foreign ministry spokeswoman, Jiang Yu, condemned the self-immolations and said the Dalai Lama was glorifying the cases, inciting further suicides.
At the time, his statements about Ohio's gay-marriage ban were sweeping, unequivocal, and were expected to incite further litigation challenging the law.
She also expressed fear that a war with Iraq could widen anti-American sentiment and incite further attacks against the United States.
A foreign ministry official accused the Dalai Lama last month of inciting further cases by glorifying those who had set themselves on fire.
The administration said it was concerned that the tapes provided an opportunity to incite further violence against Americans and that the statements might contain coded messages to Mr. bin Laden's Al Qaeda operatives in the United States or elsewhere.
Although Judge Timothy Black's ruling applies only to death certificates, his statements about Ohio's gay-marriage ban are sweeping, unequivocal, and are expected to incite further litigation challenging the law.
Though the goal is trying to protect our troops from attack, I believe that this colonel, whose unit oversees the village, will incite further violence by saying what he did.
