Posted on 08/08/2007 6:18:09 AM PDT by Lou L
By John E. Carey
Peace and Freedom
August 8, 2007
Today marks one year from the official start of the Beijing Summer Olympics 2008. China started the 365 day countdown with a grand event in Tiananmen Square.
International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge marked the start of the one-year countdown with a lavish Chinese-style ceremony that stared on the 8th day, of the 8th month at 8 PM and 8 minutes 8 seconds.
Eight is a lucky number in China.
But Tiananmen Square has not been lucky in China, especially for those seeking democratic and human rights reforms.
Chinese tanks mowed down pro-democracy demonstrators 18 years ago right where tonight’s Olympic ceremonies commenced.
There may have been other “unlucky” omens for China today.
A thick layer of brown smog has engulfed Beijing for weeks. The smog is so severe that some of the Olympic athletic trainers have voiced concern. Perhaps China scheduled tonight’s ceremony in the evening to avoid showing the smothering air pollution to western TV viewers.
Another bad omen, the first of the most dreaded thing China’s leaders fear: protesters appeared.
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Probably. but he looks away because China, you know, is a "developing country."
Besides that would take away from the fabrication that the United States is the real culprit here, using up 103% of the world's natural resources...
Do I need to close my sarcasm tag, or just leave it available for the rest of the thread?
“A thick layer of brown smog has engulfed Beijing for weeks.”
Weeks? More like decades. Appertantly it isn’t even as bad as it used to be which is shocking because I just got back from there. You can’t see the sky on a clear day and buildings a quarter mile away vanish into the haze. Its horrific and I don’t see how high-level athletes can compete at anything approaching their best in that filth.
Why not have Al and others tell the Chicoms that unless they clean up their products,(food et al,Toys are Us stuff), American will not participate. And then have Al personally fly there in his personal jet and tell the Commies to clean up their air while they are at it. Many good things can come out of this.......Think about it.
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