Tibet ad seeks shining moment at Games
We're accustomed to Olympics-themed ads that urge the athletes on to victory. It's a sign of how unusual things are this year that a full-page ad ran this week in The New York Times urging at least one athlete to “speak up for Tibet.” Placed by a group called Students for a Free Tibet and its allies in the International Tibet Support Network, the ad directed athletes/readers to a Web site, which in turn suggested ways they could display solidarity with Tibet while at the Games. Among the proposed methods: shaving one’s head (in tribute to “the thousands of Tibetan monks and nuns who have been killed or jailed leading nonviolent protests in their homeland”), raising the Tibetan flag or dedicating a medal to Tibet. If nothing else, the possibility of such actions will add suspense to the often-tedious medal ceremonies.
—Posted by Mark Dolliver
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July 30, 2008 in Dolliver | Permalink
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The Games of Shame, the IOC has a huge credibility problem with awarding the Olympics to a bunch of hardened criminals and mass murderers.
No improvement was achieved, all promises were broken, and in fact the human rights situation has deteriorated, due to these games.
Athletes have to do more than just make the T sign; they are part of a publicity stunt unprecedented in its depravity and deceit.
Veractiy
http://one-just-world.blogspot.com/2008/07/in-spirit-of-olympics-indeed.html
Excellent Blog by the way.
Posted by: Veracity | Jul 31, 2008 3:29:22 AM
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