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Behave or else: IOC, China lay down the law for Games - smh.com.au
Posted by swissjourno from Smh.com
THE International Olympic Committee has toughened its interpretation of the Olympic Charter, informing potential Beijing Games athletes that their actions, reactions and attitudes will be scrutinised at the coming Olympics - right down to their appearance, clothing, gestures and any written and oral statements.
Tibetan protesters held in Nepal
Posted by Jeff from MSNBC
Nepalese police detained more than 500 Tibetan exiles who protested near the Chinese Embassy in Katmandu on Thursday, police said. The 505 Tibetans included Buddhist monks and several women, police official Sarbendra Khanal said.
Steve Weissman: Tibet and the Games Nations Play
Posted by Jeff from Truth Out
"The Government of the United States has borne in mind the fact that the Chinese Government has long claimed suzerainty over Tibet and that the Chinese Constitution lists Tibet among other areas constituting the territory of the Republic of China," the State Department declared in 1943. "This Government has at no time raised a question regarding either of these claims."
The dubious politics behind the Beijing Olympics protests
Posted by Sandyenglish
Significant protests in London, Paris and now San Francisco have threatened to disrupt the Olympic torch relay as it makes its way through cities on five continents preliminary to the summer games in Beijing in August.
Beijing 2008 Was A Bad Bet By The I.O.C.
Posted by eworldvu
The 2008 Summer Olympic Games and events in Beijing are still several months away. However, sad and disturbing world headlines concerning China and these Olympic Games are everywhere. Last week the Chinese government reported that air pollution in Beijing reached its highest level on record as a sandstorm from the north shrouded the capital in dust, choking pedestrians, and delaying flights...
Athletes who take Tibet stand 'face Olympic cut'
Posted by Jeff from Times Online
Athletes who display Tibetan flags at Olympic venues - including in their own rooms - could be expelled from this summer's Games in Beijing under anti-propaganda rules.
Bring on Lama-Palooza
Posted by Jeff from crosscut.com
Lama-Palooza's man behind the curtain is a driven entrepreneur named Dan Kranzler, a Charles Foster Kane for children and early learning (better that than, say, politics or yellow journalism). Kranzler is a Bellevue-based wireless executive who founded Mforma, a mobile-entertainment company, in 2001.
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