Stop blocking the internet, Olympics committee tells China. The IOC wants journalists to have uncensored access to the Internet during the games. “More backbone than I’d expected,” remarks Glenn Reynolds. I guess I agree, but only because I expected none at all. China’s likely response is “or what?”, to which the IOC can have no response. They lost whatever leverage they had long ago.
On the other hand, Bhaichung Bhutia has some backbone. A national sports hero of India, he has refused to carry the Olympic torch because of the China’s crackdown in Tibet. Plus there’s this gem:
China was infuriated last month when Tibetan protesters broke into the Chinese Embassy compound in Delhi.
Yep, it’s bad when your embassy is violated.
Finally, no April Fool: I agree with Nancy Pelosi about something.
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