Comments on: Boycott The Olympics

By: wyrdbyrd

wyrdbyrd — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:19:21 +0000

Yes, it was the Olympic Committee’s fault in the first place for awarding China with the Games.

By: Diane

Diane — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:51:11 +0000

will check out Linda’s post as well. this is a difficult, terrible situation. the Olympics should not be politicized, but of course they have been. China was a terrible country to have them in.

By: wyrdbyrd

wyrdbyrd — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:27:44 +0000

Linda, I think she meant that all refugees everywhere suffer. Perhaps she is meaning Tibet when she says Nepal.

Will check out your post. . . .

By: linda

linda — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:18:26 +0000

P.S.
Nepal has said it will not allow protests against any “friendly nation,” including China. Do you know who runs Nepal now? The Maoists! Nepal’s king was basically kicked out.

wyrdbyrd, you might want to see my latest post on Tibet today.

By: linda

linda — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:29:40 +0000

“it’s not just the Nepalese in Nepal you know”

what does this comment mean?

the reality is that Nepal has totally caved in to the Chinese and are arresting any Tibetan protesters they can find in Kathmandu!

By: wyrdbyrd

wyrdbyrd — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:10:44 +0000

MelaMelgel, Thank you for your comment. Concerning the Christian Science Monitor quote, it is a true shame if Phillips is what you say.

I hope the Sudanese people will know peace. They have lived through so much horror.

By: MelaMelgel

MelaMelgel — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 19:49:10 +0000

Thank you for your informative article. This gives us much to think about. The Chinese presence in Sudan has only made a lot worse an already full fledged holocaust of something like 2 million southern Sudanese. Probably the biggest holocaust in the world right now. It’s about oil and greed and China’s a big part of it.

I followed up on the people you quote here. Brad Phillips shows up big time on the Google-dar. (BTW, the name of his organization is actually Persecution Project Foundation) He seems to spend a lot of time getting himself interviewed. Loves the spotlight. No doubt good for the fund raising. He’s also got a major bad reputation. Something to do with stealing the master copy of a video from a film production company and selling it himself before it had been cleaned up of important intelligence info that the Sudanese government used to bomb targets with. Allegedly hundreds of people died because of Brad Phillips’ greed. Let’s hope that the Brad Phillips’s of the world are the exception rather than the rule of those who are seeking to help the persecuted Sudanese.

More at http://ministrywatchman.com/?p=83

By: yogamum

yogamum — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:45:42 +0000

What a shame, the whole thing. I would support an alternative Olympics but in the meantime, I’m boycotting Chinese products as much as possible.

By: wyrdbyrd

wyrdbyrd — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:19:03 +0000

Hi Ovidia,

Yes, sports should be above politics, but how can they be in this case? You’re right, an alternative Olympics would be a way for the athletes to compete without supporting China. The athletes are the ones caught in the middle in this case.

Thanks for stopping by!

By: Ovidia

Ovidia — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 06:28:49 +0000

Hi! I only just ‘found’ you here–but thanks for posting this!!!

btw it’s not just the Nepalese in Nepal you know… it’s all the refugees/exiles outside–well, mostly in India–being a refugee stinks. Who wouldn’t go home to your own home & goats if you could, right?

I don’t think it’s enough to say ‘boycott’ the Olympics. People want to play games (friendly competition is much better than battle!), sports should be ‘above’ politics, sponsors want their messages seen… can’t we set up an alternative Olympics where boycotting nations can go compete?

By: Choices | De Die In Diem

Choices | De Die In Diem — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:33:02 +0000

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