So whoever thought that it would be a good idea to allow CHINA to host the Olympic games should rethink their life.
How much or how little of the Olympics that we will see will be strictly controlled by the Chinese government.
Seven years ago, Chinese officials assured that the media would have "complete freedom to report."
But this is proving to be false. Sites containing information regarding Tibet, politics, human rights stories, and other subjects have been blocked.
You can imagine how this might create a dilemma for foreign media members.
Chinese officials, who block information from their citizens, promised that the ban would be lifted.
Kevan Gosper, senior IOC member overseeing the games, said only sites that related to Olympic competitions opened.
"My preoccupation and responsibility is to ensure that the games competitions are reported openly to the world," Gosper said.
Not only did they break that promise, they have failed to improve human rights. In fact, they have lessened them.
Thousands of arrests were made to "clean up" Beijing. Those arrested include protestors and reformists who were sentenced without trail to manual labor.
The mumbo jumbo keeps on coming, I just can't continue.
This absolutely sickens me. The Olympic games are suppose to celebrate the human spirit and to unite an otherwise divided the world through something as pure as sports.
To read about even MORE things China isn't allowing:
www.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080729/ap_re_as/oly_china_internet_blocked
Love each other, love the world, and love yourselves!
1 comment:
Can't say that I'm terribly surprised to hear that, but it's still disappointing.
By the way, welcome to the world of blogging. :)
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