Say what you will about the Fragrant Concubine or thousands of years of Han involvement on the fringes of Central Asia, but collective punishment is the tool of a government that doesn't feel at home within its own borders.

The New Dominion translates some reactions to the recent Kashgar attack posted as responses to a news report covering the attack on the video sharing site Youku.

Turkestan Islamic Party took credit for a number of bombings dating back to May 5 in Shanghai. Chinese officials, however, have denied their involvement, citing no evidence to back up the claim.

News reports about a snap trial and summary execution of Uyghur terrorists in Kashgar have been making rounds recently - but did the trial and sentencing occur four days ago, or 8 months ago? The New Dominion raises an eyebrow at an old Chinese language report from last November.

Writers at The New Dominion were able to view the video which started making rounds among Uyghur independence sites showing the execution of 3 Chinese citizens. While an actual Uyghur connection to the hostage event is practically nonexistent, there is still much significance in that the video was deliberately aimed at a Uyghur audience.