China: No force can stop the Olympic torch relay
By Bernie on 09 Apr 2008:
Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco
Photo Credit: Kimberly White/Reuters
"No force can stop the torch relay of the Olympic Games," said Sun Weide, a spokesman for the Beijing organizing committee, The Associated Press reported. "We are confident the torch relay of the Beijing Olympic Games will succeed." Someday, unless we wake up, the Chinese will be saying the same thing about their control of the world. Beth at Blue Star Chronicles relays to us that according to the Chinese, the Olympic torch relay is going fantastically. That's interesting, considering that stops in London and Paris descended into chaos because of anti-China protests.
And today, the Olympic torch embarks on its only U.S. relay in San Francisco as the city braces for massive protests.
Meanwhile, three protesters climbed the cables of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco to hang Pro-Tibet banners that read: "One World, One Dream," and "Free Tibet 08."
Reader Brian James took the following footage outside his apartment, in front of City Hall in San Francisco of a pro-Tibet rally (as usual, Youtube diminished the quality of the original video):
Slightly off-topic: When we trade with Japan, they use not one penny toward military buildups and spend the money on creating innovative technology, putting in place environmentally safe industries, establishing a peaceful and democratic society, and in general making the world a better place. When we trade with China, most of those pennies go to helping the Chinese buildup the military, steal technology, pollute the planet and destabilize democracies.
It may be time to drop the hammer on China by stopping ALL trade until it becomes a democratic and responsible member of the world community. Or we could wait until China becomes more powerful than the US and try to fix things when it's too late.
Trackposted to Leaning Straight Up, Right Truth, Adeline and Hazel, and The Yankee Sailor
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