(K): Two-faced wimp....
Harper says he won't be going to the Olympic opening ceremony, 'but it's
not a boycott'.
Harper says: ""I think experience would suggest that such boycotts are
generally not effective".
Harper says: "Even the Dalai Lama has not called for such a boycott,"
What this all says about HARPER, is that he is a hypocrite. His 'concern
for human rights abuses' in China are at the same depth as his concern for
loss if profits by cor****ations doing business with China.
Even Hillary Clinton has more balls than Harper.... she's telling Bush to
boycott the Games. (Boy, does she overestimate the size of any balls on
that
man!)
Good for you, Gordon Brown! Britain should be proud.
Now it's time for the Aussie PM to show some intestinal fortitude. After
all, China DID boycott your Olympic Games.
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1956 Melbourne Olympics
The People's Republic of China boycotted the Melbourne Games to
retaliate against Taiwan's participation under the name "Formosa."
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April 9, 2008
British PM won't attend Olympic opening ceremony
European Parliament expected to pass motion urging boycott
Facing intense pressure from human rights campaigners, British Prime
Minister Gordon Brown has decided to skip the opening ceremonies of the
Beijing Olympics, the BBC re****ted Wednesday.
The British news organization said Brown's decision does not mean he will
boycott the entire Games. He still plans to attend the closing ceremonies.
Officials at his office were not immediately available for comment.
The news came as the European Parliament pondered a motion urging European
countries to boycott the ceremony, unless Chinese authorities begin talks
with the Dalai Lama.
The motion, which is non-binding, stems from China's crackdown in Tibet
after violent protests against Chinese rule broke out last month.
"There is this growing momentum to send some sort of signal to China,"
CBC's David Common said.
The resolution, which was obtained by Reuters, says:
"The European Parliament calls on the EU presidency in office to strive to
find a common EU position with regard to attendance at the Olympic Games
opening ceremony with the option of non-attendance in the event if there
is no resumption of dialogue between the Chinese authorities and His
Holiness the Dalai Lama."
Common said the motion is expected to pass.
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Australian PM opposes Beijing Games boycott
BEIJING (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Wednesday
reiterated his opposition to a boycott of the Beijing Games but called on
China to solve its "significant" human rights problems in Tibet through
dialogue.
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Rudd on Wednesday reiterated his opposition to a boycott of the Beijing
Games but called on China to solve its "significant" human rights
problems in Tibet through dialogue.
"Some have called for a boycott of the Beijing Olympics because of recent
problems in Tibet. As I said in London on Sunday, I do not agree," Rudd
said in a transcript of a speech delivered to students at Peking
University on Wednesday.
"I believe the Olympics are im****tant for China's continuing engagement
with the world," Rudd said.
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China scorns Olympic boycotting
CHINA said countries that boycott the Olympic opening ceremony in August
would undermine their own interests, while skirting the issue of why it
stayed away from the 1980 Moscow Games
The Chinese foreign ministry made the remark when asked to respond to a
call by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for President George W Bush to
consider boycotting the Olympic opening ceremony in Beijing.
"The Olympics is a s****ting event for people around the world. Not
attending does not mean isolating China. Officials and heads of state who
come to China are participating in a gathering of the Olympic family and
show sup****t for their own athletes," foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang
Yu said.
"If someone wants to use the Olympic Games to flatter themselves it will
not succeed. If they don't participate, it is the same as leaving the
Olympic family. It will undermine their own interests,'' she said.
When asked to comment on China staying away from the Moscow Games 28 years
ago, she did not address the issue directly.
"We have been opposed to boycotting the Olympic Games for any reason. It
is a s****ts event for people around the world. It is not a venue for the
discussion of political issues or a platform to give a political show,''
she said.
China today also hit out at Amnesty International ahead of a new re****t by
the rights group, saying any attempt to threaten it over the Beijing
Olympics would fail.
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Many of us believe that wrongs aren't wrong if it's done by nice people
like ourselves. ~Author Unknown
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