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Olympic Torching. Protests over Tibet Could Overshadow the Beijing Olympics »

Posted by: lenseview 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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"China has the means to defuse the row....Instead China's leaders, in public at least, perhaps not grasping how quickly dismay over the Olympics is growing, are refusing to bend."

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cleare4 months, 3 weeks ago

this is a darn shame. i'm all for a free tibet, but the ancient greek inspiration for creating the olympics was all about creating a competitive forum for warring nation-states to come together in peace (at least during the duration of the games), offering an opportunity to come to some mutual understanding and respect in the hopes of bringing about at least a few days of peace in a world of conflict. this is what i think the games should be about.
on the other hand, every protester has the right to do so (except in tibet & china).
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