From the Olympic charter:
http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_re****t_122.pdf
Modern Olympism was conceived by Pierre de Coubertin,
on whose initiative the International Athletic Congress
of Paris was held in June 1894. The International Olympic
Committee (IOC)constituted itself on 23 June 1894.
The first Olympic Games (Games of the Olympiad) of modern
times were celebrated in Athens, Greece, in 1896.
In 1914, the Olympic flag presented by Pierre
de Coubertin at the Paris Congress was adopted.
It includes the five interlaced rings, which represent
the union of the five continents and the meeting of
athletes from throughout the world at the
Olympic Games.
Fundamental Principles of Olympism
1. Olympism is a philosophy of life, exalting and
combining in a balanced whole the qualities of
body, will and mind. Blending s****t with culture
and education, Olympism seeks to create a way of
life based on the joy of effort, the educational
value of good example and respect for
universal fundamental ethical principles.
2. The goal of Olympism is to place s****t at the
service of the harmonious development of man,
with a view to promoting a peaceful society
concerned with the preservation of human dignity.
3. The Olympic Movement is the concerted, organised,
universal and permanent action, carried out under
the supreme authority of the IOC, of all individuals
and entities who are inspired by the values of Olympism.
It covers the five continents. It reaches its peak with
the bringing together of the world’s athletes at the
great s****ts festival, the Olympic Games. Its symbol is
five interlaced rings.
4. The practice of s****t is a human right. Every individual
must have the possibility of practising s****t, without
discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit,
which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friend****p,
solidarity and fair play. The organisation, administration
and management of s****t must be controlled by independent s****ts
organisations.
5. Any form of discrimination with regard to a country or a
person on grounds of race, religion, politics, gender or
otherwise is incompatible with belonging to the Olympic Movement.
6. Belonging to the Olympic Movement requires compliance with
the Olympic Charter and recognition by the IOC.
The primary role of the IOC is defined as
1. to encourage and sup****t the promotion of ethics in s****t
as well as education of youth through s****t and to dedicate
its efforts to ensuring that, in s****t, the spirit of fair play
prevails and violence is banned.
The Dalai Lama endorses that commitment to non-violence, so
why did Australia have to spend $2 million dollars to ensure
that the violent attacks upon Olympic torchbearers overseas
were not repeated in this country?
What kind of moral defectives would discriminate against
athletes based on political views which are not the interest
or responsibility of those athletes?
fasgnadh wrote:
>
> "We 'saved' torch relay: AOC"
>
> Seems like the 2020 summit is not the only showcase of
> Aussie ingenuity as cunning compromises enabled the
> Olympic traditions to continue, balanced by democratic
> protests that match Rudds own strong stand on human rights,
> something Howard could never do because of his own terrible
> record: http://www.geocities.com/wmds_r_us/gulags.htm
>
>
> "AUSTRALIA "saved" the torch relay from being a public
> relations disaster for China by minimising the role of
> the Chinese torch attendants, an Australian Olympic
> Committee spokesman said yesterday."
>
> Well done! Australia is again taking the lead, rather
> than blindly following others (eg Iraq)
>
> Aussie athletes, including legends and young folk, were thrilled
> to participate in the Olympic torch relay.
>
> Tibetans were able to make their democratic protests against
> China's policies in Tibet.
>
> Chinese were equally able to demonstrate their sup****t of China
> finally achieving Olympic host nation, after 100 years of exclusion.
>
> And because Rudd minced no words over Tibet when facing the Chinese,
> even coming under attack for his strong stance n human rights, from
> the Chinese (and the tories at home) he, and Australia, are seen
> in China as strong and straight-talking, and we were able to run the
> torch on OUR terms.
>
> Of course the whole torch 'tradition' was invented by Hitler, but
> if it was good enough for every national leader, including Howard,
> to salute it at the Sydney or Atlanta or.. MUNICH Olympics, then
> it is good enough for the Chinese students to do so.
>
>
> "The spokesman, Mike Tancred said Australia had shown
> "how to do the torch relay" after federal police forcefully
> moved Chinese attendants away from torch bearers during
> yesterday's event. He said this ensured no repeat of the
> type of chaos that occurred in London and Paris."
>
>
> The balance between keeping an open door to talk to the Chinese,
> opposing human rights violations, sup****ting the Olympics as a
> great op****tunity to strengthen peaceful ties among nations, and
> preserving our vital trade ties.. has been achieved.
>
>
>
> "The claim came as speculation grew about the role of the
> Chinese embassy in organising the mass pro-Beijing demonstration
> that effectively swamped anti-China protests during the Canberra
> leg of the torch relay."
>
> As is their democratic right. The Australian embassy in
> Turkey is heavily involved in the thousands of Australians
> who visit Galippoli.
>
> And for the Chinese, denied an Olympics for a century, this is
> a huge matter of national pride, as those trekking Kokoda,
> or attending a dawn service would understand.
>
> The fact that China has control of Tibet should no more
> stop Chinese from celebrating the Olympics, than the Invasion
> of Iraq should stop Aussies from celebrating Christmas.
>
> "ACT police said that between 7500 and 10,000 Chinese demonstrators,
> most from Sydney and Melbourne, travelled by bus to Canberra for
> the relay."
>
> Many will travel much further from all parts of the
> world to visit Beijing.
>
> Occupation of the Phillipines, Vietnam, Cuba, Iraq.. etc did not
> stand in the way of America hosting the Olympics..
> The issue of s****t and politics is a valid debate, but not one
> that hypocrites should participate in.
>
> "ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope said it was clear there was contact
> between the Chinese embassy and Chinese groups that organised the
> pro-Beijing demonstration. "I have absolutely no doubt and the
> ambassador has indicated that he was in contact with representatives of
> Chinese organisations and groups, most particularly in Sydney and
> Melbourne."
>
> Naturally he would want to ensure they were peaceful and did not
> damage China's reputation (further than it has been by their
> actions in Tibet!)
>
> Personally I think they overplayed their hand, jostling Tibetans
> simply draws attention to their actions in Tibet.
>
> But it was very satisfying to see ACT police pull the torch
> attendents into line! B^D
>
> "Mr Stanhope said he did not know precisely what sup****t was
> given to the pro-Beijing demonstrators. But he said that if a
> similar event involving Australians took place overseas, he
> had no doubt the Australian embassy there would facilitate
> attendance by Australians."
>
> Precisely. Q.E.D.
>
> "Despite seven arrests and some tense confrontations, the torch runners
> negotiated a pro-Tibet protest and the massive rival pro-Beijing
> demonstration without serious incident."
>
> And that is a glorious outcome for this nation!
>
> We have firmly stated our concerns over the human rights issues
> arising from Chinese control of Tibet.. just as they have expressed
> concern at our unprovoked ****d agression against Iraq, illegal
> occupation of that country and creation of 4,000,000 refugees and
> hundreds of thousands of dead and mutilated men women and children.
>
> Should they not buy our coal? It's a difficult moral issue.
> Perhaps they have decided that by maintaining good relations and
> dialogue they can convince us to change our ways, and that if they
> are patient we would eventually tip out the warmongers and elect the
> ALP.. which history shows would be a very wise course. B^)
>
>
> "Last night the torch was on its way to the former winter
> Olympic host city of Nagano in Japan, where security is
> expected to be so tight for Saturday's relay leg that it
> will exclude most members of the public. In the final part
> of the relay, the public will sit in stands and watch a giant
> screen but be blocked by a fence."
>
> How lucky our young, multicultural society is to be largely FREE
> of the ancient hatreds that seperate China and Japan, or Catholics
> and Protestants in Europe, or Greeks and Turks, or ****ites and
> Sunnis..
>
> We have shown that the middle path, allow all PEACEFUL dissent,
> but prevent ANY violence.. and continue to negotiate with all
> parties in conflict elsewhere in the world, is the wisest.
>
> "In Canberra, Mr Stanhope said the local leg of the relay was the first
> of the 14 run so far to be done successfully. Those who exercised their
> right to protest did so peacefully, he said. "We do not muzzle dissent
> just because it might embarrass us or embarrass our friends."
>
> Outstanding! It makes me very proud to be an Aussie.
>
> "The pro-Beijing demonstrators overwhelmingly outnumbered an estimated
> 2000 pro-Tibet protesters and their Australian sup****ters. As they
> poured out of dozens of buses, the torch sup****ters turned much of the
> relay route into a red sea of waving Chinese flags and banners that
> effectively overwhelmed the Tibetan protests."
>
> We better get used to it, Chinese nationalism is resurgent
> and after a century of American hegemony the baton of economic
> leader****p is being passed back to it's historical owner.
>
> For 18 of the past 20 centuries China has been the largest
> economy on the planet. The last two have been a tem****ary
> abberration, as first the UK and then the USSA grew rapidly due
> the technoligical revolutions of industrialization.
>
> Those are now diffused globally. China, as we speak, is seen,
> even by the West, as the best hope of avoiding global recession,
> because it's DOMESTIC economy is so strong that even the American
> economic collapse may not be significant enough to pull down
> Chinese demand.
>
> For anyone who realises the immensity of the ****ft taking place,
> the Mandarin for 'thank you' is "Xie xie"
>
> "Early in the relay, the Australian Federal Police officers protecting
> the torch forcefully steered the blue tracksuit-wearing Chinese torch
> attendants away from the runners."
>
> That was beautiful to watch. The Chinese have much to learn
> from the Aussie police and military! B^D
>
> "It emerged last night that two officials from the Commonwealth
> Department of Immigration were issued with media p*****, which they wore
> as they took video footage and photographs along the route.
>
> Jeremy Lasek, executive director of ACT Government Special Events, said
> the officers worked the department's media and communications area and
> had had been given permission to gather material for internal cor****ate
> video purposes, for use in their department's annual re****t and in their
> staff television news service.
>
> "I am told the … officers wore their Immigration Department uniforms and
> name badges and only sought media accreditation because there was no
> other option available to give them access to the main areas of the
> relay," Mr Lasek said.
>
> At one point protesters broke through a barricade and were caught by
> police. And at the end of the relay scuffles broke out between rival
> groups, with the pro-Beijing sup****ters la****ng out at the Tibetans with
> flags on long poles.
>
> Police quickly intervened to stop the pu****ng and shoving and repeatedly
> warned both sides to calm down."
>
> And they did a great job at keeping order.
>
> "One pro-Tibet protester who sat down cross-legged in the path of the
> torch near Parliament House was hauled out of the way by the AFP
> security team. He was then grabbed by other police and held down firmly
> before being handcuffed and led away.
>
> Many of the protest chants were drowned out as the rival groups of
> protesters shrieked at each other "Liar! Liar! Liar!"
>
> The torch went out several times as it travelled around the national
> capital and across Lake Burley Griffin and the attendants were on hand
> to relight it."
>
> When swimming great Ian Thorpe finally lit the Olympic cauldron, it also
> quickly went out and the attendants rushed to the rescue again.
>
> A "flying wedge" of Chinese students menaced small groups of
> pro-Tibetans several times. But by last night ACT police had received no
> complaints of assault or other damage."
>
> A brilliant result. Whatever the Chinese Embassy, the Dalia Lama
> and the ACT police command told their people... it worked.
>
> "Of seven protesters arrested, five were pro-Chinese and two were
> pro-Tibetan. They were held under the ACT's Major Events Security Act
> and will face a magistrate at a date to be set. They could face possible
> fines but not jail.
>
> Others who used the relay to protest against China were Vietnamese, East
> Turkistanis, Mongolians and Falun Gong devotees. The military regime in
> Burma was also targetted."
>
>
>
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>
> Mission Accomplished
>
> http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2007/11/27/OP_wideweb__470x399,2.jpg
>
>
> Howard's Legacy:
>
>
http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2007/09/13/svOPED_wideweb__470x330,0.jpg
>
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> into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation,
> nor will they train for war anymore." — Isaiah 2:4 & Micah 4:3
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Mission Accomplished
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Howard's Legacy:
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"They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears
into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation,
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