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President Bush: Boycott Olympics Opening Ceremony

Target: President George Bush
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When China was awarded the 2008 games seven years ago, the international community expected that this opportunity would help improve China's human rights record. Yet the world has witnessed exactly the opposite. Despite rallying cries around the world, China continues its harsh crackdown on protesters in Tibet and internal dissent, most recently by imprisoning noted human rights activist Hu Jia. But with the blazing tour of the Olympic torch, millions of protesters from Paris to San Francisco have been speaking out passionately for human rights in China, Tibet, Darfur and Burma. President Bush has a unique opportunity to speak out for those who are silenced. By boycotting the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics, President Bush can join other world leaders in urging China to stop its repression of activists and work to improve human rights at home and in Darfur and Burma where China wields great influence.

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Dear President Bush,

I am deeply disturbed by China's violent crackdown on activists and journalists in Tibet. I am also outraged at China's recent imprisonment of human rights activist Hu Jia. It is clear to me that instead of improving its human rights record as part of being awarded the 2008 Olympic Games, China is instead using the Games as an opportunity to further repress free speech in China and Tibet.

I urge you to demonstrate the US leadership in protecting human rights by taking this unique opportunity to pressure China to improve its human rights record. Specifically, I call on you to boycott the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing to send a clear message to the Chinese government that we as a freedom-loving nation will not stand by and watch China abuse, repress and imprison citizens, activists and journalists who speak truth to power.

Sincerely,
[Your name here]

We signed the “President Bush: Boycott Olympics Opening Ceremony” petition!

# 10,800:

10:48 am PDT, May 5, Roxanne Mccarty, Texas

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10:31 am PDT, May 5, Name not displayed, New York

# 10,798:

9:47 am PDT, May 5, Dora Zimmer, Pennsylvania

# 10,797:

9:44 am PDT, May 5, Christian Jacques, Belgium
Freedom seems important for you and your people. it is impportant for the Tibetans also. Remember !

# 10,796:

9:29 am PDT, May 5, Karen Y. Walters, Texas
i think it would be a good idea to boycott the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics

# 10,795:

9:15 am PDT, May 5, Tenzin Lhasang, New York

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9:03 am PDT, May 5, Rebecca Graham, Massachusetts

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8:37 am PDT, May 5, Elana Dindinger, Colorado

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8:24 am PDT, May 5, Tami Wrice, Utah

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7:34 am PDT, May 5, Raymond Farrington, New York

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7:10 am PDT, May 5, Kathy F. Gibbs, Nevada

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6:52 am PDT, May 5, Emilia Lausz, Pennsylvania

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5:59 am PDT, May 5, Emilia Boccagna, Italy

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5:34 am PDT, May 5, Dioni Kourtaki, Greece

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4:17 am PDT, May 5, MAHFOUD Atika, Morocco
this is a right of each people

# 10,785:

3:51 am PDT, May 5, Miriam Figueroa, North Carolina

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3:29 am PDT, May 5, Vatroslav Dusevic, Croatia
Chinese government do not deserve any contact that should imply them as civilised government. Human rights for every human being must be the line no one can step on

# 10,783:

1:48 am PDT, May 5, Todd Hearn, Arizona

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12:47 am PDT, May 5, Sherielle Cleere, West Virginia

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12:40 am PDT, May 5, Fran Cannon, California
Because China violates human rights by silencing activists and journalists and imprisions citizens. This would protect human rights by boycotting the opening ceremony

# 10,780:

12:28 am PDT, May 5, Wendy Honigman, Florida
It's time for you to take some action to help people. You botched it in Iraq - make up for it here.

# 10,779:

12:08 am PDT, May 5, Nicole Carroll, Massachusetts

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11:52 pm PDT, May 4, Lisa Wilsher, New York

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11:25 pm PDT, May 4, Elena Rico, California
Human Rights, thats why. Enough said.

# 10,776:

8:55 pm PDT, May 4, Tassa Rose, Massachusetts
FREE TIBET! Consider the People of Tibet; and the Tyranny of the Chinese Government vs. His Holiness the Dali Lama. Thank-You. "Give Peace A Chance."~ The Beatles

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8:19 pm PDT, May 4, Cecelia LaPointe, Michigan

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8:01 pm PDT, May 4, Amber Davison, Indiana

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7:29 pm PDT, May 4, Jim Clapp, California

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5:32 pm PDT, May 4, Ero Lippold, Vermont

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5:19 pm PDT, May 4, UsdiGadu Sequichie-Kerchee, Oklahoma

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4:36 pm PDT, May 4, Yvonne Yilmaz, Turkey

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4:25 pm PDT, May 4, Name not displayed, Massachusetts

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4:20 pm PDT, May 4, Name not displayed, New York

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3:57 pm PDT, May 4, Vivian LeFebvre, Colorado
Actually, since you determined it's appropriate for the US to attack a country for no reason, you are more at one with Chinese leaders than American citizens.

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3:14 pm PDT, May 4, Stephanie English, United Kingdom

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2:46 pm PDT, May 4, Kathleen Lay, Ohio

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1:54 pm PDT, May 4, Nicole Perrot, California
Human rights violations, animal rights violations. Anything else I should point out?

# 10,763:

1:27 pm PDT, May 4, Shiakoda Qkalokqua, Connecticut

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1:15 pm PDT, May 4, Nicole Wheatley, Michigan

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12:39 pm PDT, May 4, River Stone, Oregon

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12:11 pm PDT, May 4, Georgiana Papurica, Romania

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12:08 pm PDT, May 4, Alex Loehr, Germany

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11:54 am PDT, May 4, Jennifer Streeter, Arizona

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11:45 am PDT, May 4, Flagirl McKenna, Florida

# 10,756:

11:26 am PDT, May 4, Luis Alfonso Monasterios Torres, Venezuela
The Olympics Games is The Hypocrites Games.

# 10,755:

10:49 am PDT, May 4, Donnalene Sing, Hawaii

# 10,754:

10:21 am PDT, May 4, Name not displayed, Sweden
Freedom activists through out the world, for example Kurdistan, are fighting with all means to bring peace to their country..THEIR FIGHT IS MORE IMPORTANT TO ME THAN THE OLYMPICS!

# 10,753:

7:38 am PDT, May 4, Stacie Shaffer, Virginia

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7:32 am PDT, May 4, Betty J Berger, Illinois

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7:14 am PDT, May 4, Judy Krach, Illinois

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