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The White House said US President George W Bush still planned to be present for the August 8 opening of Olympics, and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's office said he would be there for the closing ceremony on August 24. Australia has ruled out boycotting the Olympics.

WTH is is wrong with these people ?!?!?

But Mr Sarkozy spoke out amid growing political calls for stronger action against the deadly crackdown on anti-Chinese protests in Tibet. Mr Sarkozy said "all options are open" regarding a boycott and appealed to the "sense of responsibility" of China's leaders over the unrest.

It's a sad day when I'm forced to have more respect for the French head of state than for my own.

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BTTT

Looks like Pres. Bush’s lofty ideas about freedom and democracy are mere platitudes. What a tragedy when the leader of the free world refuses to even issue a statement opposing the current genocides in China.

I guess he’s afraid that the ChiComs will stop bankrolling American debt if he says a single word that the ChiComs might not like.