On Mar 16, 12:39=A0pm, CharlesLiu <chliu...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Mar 15, 12:15=A0am, "Zomi" <z...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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> > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
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> > Olympics boycott if China mishandles Tibet: Gere
>
> Yes, people should listen to Richard Gere and stay away from China/
> Beijing during the Olympis:
>
> - US Far Long Gone nutcases plotting to take their act to Beijing
> should stop asking US Congress for airplane ticket money.
>
> - Re****ters Without Border taking money from NED/EU Commission should
> return the funding and go re****t more in Iraq.
>
> - Canadian Student For Free Tibet should stay home and help Student
> for Free First Nation hang some flags in Wistler for Canada's
> "Colonialist Oympics".
>
> Anyone hates China and wants to use Olympics to denigrade a billion
> people PLEASE listen to Richard Gere and STAY HOME!!!
>
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> > Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:52pm EDT
>
> > By Paul Eckert, Asia Correspondent
>
> > WA****NGTON (Reuters) - China should suffer a boycott of its cherished
> > Beijing Olympics if it mishandles protests in restive Tibet, Hollywood
a=
ctor
> > and Tibetan activist Richard Gere said on Friday.
>
> > Gere, a close follower of the Dalai Lama and chairman of the
Internation=
al
> > Campaign for Tibet, stressed that neither the exiled Tibetan spiritual
> > leader nor the ICT advocates a boycott of the Summer Olympics.
>
> > But he said it was his personal opinion that it would be
"unconscionable=
" to
> > attend the Beijing Games if China failed to deal peacefully with
unrest =
in
> > the Himalayan region -- protests that have turned to riots and already
> > claimed several lives.
>
> > "I've not been pro-boycott, but I think if this is not handled
correctly=
,
> > yes we should boycott. Everyone should boycott," Gere told Reuters in
a
> > telephone interview.
>
> > Gere, a Buddhist for some 25 years, said he was grieving for "my
bothers=
and
> > sisters" in Tibet but "sad for both sides" in a dispute has that
simmere=
d
> > and occasionally exploded since China annexed Tibet in 1950.
>
> > "As educated, as sensitive as the Chinese are, why they've misread the
> > Tibetan situation from the very beginning is beyond me," he said.
>
> > "It's just so foolish and short-sighted. Everything that they want is
> > destroyed in moments like this," said Gere, referring to the Chinese
que=
st
> > for international respect and recognition they seek in hosting the
Olymp=
ics.
>
> > Gere's Tibetan contacts have all described the uprising as
spontaneous, =
he
> > said, adding that he did not believe the marches were linked to the
> > Olympics.
>
> > Rather, marches held by Tibetans worldwide this week to mark the 49th
> > anniversary of a failed uprising against Beijing's rule that led to
the
> > Dalai Lama fleeing to India were part of a long succession of
grievances=
, he
> > said.
>
> > "It's just a pressure cooker and, eventually, the law of emotional
physi=
cs
> > is it will explode at some point," he said.
>
> > (Re****ting by Paul Eckert, editing by Todd Eastham)
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> >http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN1444309320080315
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How do they excute Olympics plot without going to the game? Infact,
Bush wants to go with Falun Gome members.
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