Olympic Protest Update
Following the lead of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who recently urged President Bush to skip the opening ceremony of August's Olympic Games, 15 members of Congres have asked that the president sit this one out in protest of China's human rights records.
Last week, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that she would skip the Games, Britain's Prince Charles said in January he had no plans to attend, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy is open to jumping on board.
Meanwhile, President Bush is still reeling from the last opening ceremony he attended—Sunday's Washington Nationals baseball game—where a peculiar blend of post-first-pitch boos and cheers led him on and off the field.
Via CNN
Posted on April 2, 2008 by - danielriley
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It starts at the IOC
The Olympic Committee should be consistent with how they implement and execute their decisions on who gets the Olympics. If China is okay – should Zimbabwe get it next? It will be consistent with what they call “the Olympic” values. Or maybe we should have a closer look at their values – if we can find it. More on this in my blog at http://angryafrican.net/2008/02/09/and-the-olympics-goes-to-zimbabwe/
Posted on April 3, 2008 — by angryafrican
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