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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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# 11,000:
3:03 pm PDT, May 28,
Heather Limon, Canada
President Bush: The extreme violations of the Chinese Government of violence and many other crimes against the Tibetian people is beyond criminal in the personal and worldly view. It is intolerable that any of us in the rest of the world should support, in any way, the Opening Ceremonies of the upcoming Olympics in China. I'm deeply sorry for the contestents, but human rights and justice over injustice is far more important. The MUST be made distinctly aware that the rest of the world do not support in any way, the behaviour of the Government of China, both to Tibet and towards it's own people (i.e. refusing help from the nations of the world to assist in the rescue misison result of the recent earthquake). The Chinese government is cruel and do not think they need to follow guidelines and rules for world trade, for example, and I will never purchase anything from China again and encourage others to do the same. My purpose in writing to you is to ask you to please DO NOT attend the Opening Ceremonies of the upcoming Olympics in China. something has to be done to make them LOSE FACE in the eyes of the world who, by not attending the opening ceremonies, will let them know that they are NOT approved of in most all of what they do. Losing Face is the only thing that will cause them to, hopefully, re-think their position with Tibet and their own poor citizens, all of whom suffer under the Chinese Government. Please, President Bush, do NOT attend the opening Ceremonies of the Olympics in China. My father was a 1936 Olympian so I am truly sad for the competitors, but the reason for the BOYCOT is far more important even than the totality of the Games themselves, this particular time! Make them lose face!
President Bush: The extreme violations of the Chinese Government of violence and many other crimes against the Tibetian people is beyond criminal in the personal and worldly view. It is intolerable that any of us in the rest of the world should support, in any way, the Opening Ceremonies of the upcoming Olympics in China. I'm deeply sorry for the contestents, but human rights and justice over injustice is far more important. The MUST be made distinctly aware that the rest of the world do not support in any way, the behaviour of the Government of China, both to Tibet and towards it's own people (i.e. refusing help from the nations of the world to assist in the rescue misison result of the recent earthquake). The Chinese government is cruel and do not think they need to follow guidelines and rules for world trade, for example, and I will never purchase anything from China again and encourage others to do the same. My purpose in writing to you is to ask you to please DO NOT attend the Opening Ceremonies of the upcoming Olympics in China. something has to be done to make them LOSE FACE in the eyes of the world who, by not attending the opening ceremonies, will let them know that they are NOT approved of in most all of what they do. Losing Face is the only thing that will cause them to, hopefully, re-think their position with Tibet and their own poor citizens, all of whom suffer under the Chinese Government. Please, President Bush, do NOT attend the opening Ceremonies of the Olympics in China. My father was a 1936 Olympian so I am truly sad for the competitors, but the reason for the BOYCOT is far more important even than the totality of the Games themselves, this particular time! Make them lose face!
# 10,999:
2:54 pm PDT, May 28,
Morgan Saunders, New Hampshire
# 10,998:
11:24 am PDT, May 28,
Teresa Bahadian Moreira, Brazil
# 10,997:
7:33 am PDT, May 28,
Lilian Matzenbacher, Brazil
# 10,996:
6:53 am PDT, May 28,
OLGA MARIA DELGADO ACERO, Spain
# 10,995:
4:20 am PDT, May 28,
Kit Chang, Massachusetts
# 10,994:
1:26 am PDT, May 28,
Andrew O'Donnell, United Kingdom
# 10,993:
5:59 pm PDT, May 27,
Russ Kane, New York
# 10,992:
4:45 pm PDT, May 27,
Steve Conrad, Missouri
China's human rights record is abyssmal. Lets not support a regime such as theirs by attending their propaganda event.
China's human rights record is abyssmal. Lets not support a regime such as theirs by attending their propaganda event.
# 10,991:
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10:05 am PDT, May 27,
Christopher Shingle, Indiana
Sir, I am outraged to hear that the olympics and crime against humanty are going to occcur in the same place. I believe the olypics should only be held in peacefull counrties capable of understanding the intensity of this great feight. |
# 10,990:
5:29 pm PDT, May 25,
Susan Leung, Canada
# 10,989:
11:57 pm PDT, May 24,
Angus MacDonald, Canada
# 10,988:
8:09 pm PDT, May 24,
Reshmeena Khan, Canada
# 10,987:
5:45 pm PDT, May 24,
Cloe Virginia Talldeer, Australia
# 10,986:
2:22 pm PDT, May 24,
Francisco Vicente Del Saz Castelló, Spain
# 10,985:
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12:57 pm PDT, May 24,
Name not displayed, Norway
IF NOT MANAGING TO INFLUENCE THIS POLITICAL SITUATION APART FROM THIS OPPORTUNITY (I.E. SPORT), WHY NOT USE THIS OPPORTUNITY THAT HAS CHINA'S STRONG INTEREST AND BECAUSE IT STANDS OUT. |
# 10,984:
12:31 pm PDT, May 24,
Paul Thandi, Canada
# 10,983:
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7:41 pm PDT, May 23,
Tanya Payne, Massachusetts
PLEASE, Mr. Bush! I was RaiSed thinkIng we(Americans) were the oNe's to set an example for the ReSt of the WoRld..........Why are yOu allowing this to occur..........the dog and cat slaughters and the Monks being killed and tortured....Tan's Alt. Movement tanyaisa@gmail.com |
# 10,982:
12:25 pm PDT, May 23,
Aleksandra Anderberg, California
# 10,981:
12:02 pm PDT, May 23,
Tatiana Kostanian, California
# 10,980:
11:42 am PDT, May 23,
Susan Edelstein, North Carolina
# 10,979:
3:50 am PDT, May 23,
Gil García, Spain
# 10,978:
12:09 pm PDT, May 22,
Name not displayed, United Kingdom
# 10,977:
8:52 am PDT, May 22,
Name not displayed, New Jersey
# 10,976:
12:59 am PDT, May 22,
VICTORIA BiNCHI, Illinois
# 10,975:
3:44 pm PDT, May 21,
Olga Granados valles, Spain
# 10,974:
8:24 am PDT, May 21,
Sara Correia, Portugal
# 10,973:
9:20 pm PDT, May 20,
Tori Bush, Florida
# 10,972:
4:01 pm PDT, May 19,
Katalin Kopetseg, New York
# 10,971:
2:18 pm PDT, May 19,
Justin Ashworth, New Zealand
free tibet
free tibet
# 10,970:
1:14 pm PDT, May 19,
Thomas Remesch, Austria
# 10,969:
4:11 am PDT, May 19,
Emmanuel Xerias, Greece
# 10,968:
1:48 pm PDT, May 16,
Perla Wagner, Argentina
Disrespect of human rights in general. Violence, invasion and cruelty in Tibet.
Disrespect of human rights in general. Violence, invasion and cruelty in Tibet.
# 10,967:
10:44 am PDT, May 16,
Gio Ciaccio, Pennsylvania
# 10,966:
7:14 am PDT, May 16,
Juliaanna Ve, Australia
# 10,965:
5:52 am PDT, May 16,
Virginia De vivo, Italy
# 10,964:
6:39 pm PDT, May 15,
Dorothy Norris-Elye, Canada
Anything I can think of to say would likely be rude, so I'll withhold comment - just for once. Treasure the moment.
Anything I can think of to say would likely be rude, so I'll withhold comment - just for once. Treasure the moment.
# 10,963:
9:04 pm PDT, May 14,
Name not displayed, Australia
# 10,962:
5:00 pm PDT, May 14,
Sunrise Lovatt, United Kingdom
Let China know that its successful Olympic bid does NOT mean the world sanctions its mistreatment of Tibetans! CALL ON CHINA TO END HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN TIBET.
Let China know that its successful Olympic bid does NOT mean the world sanctions its mistreatment of Tibetans! CALL ON CHINA TO END HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN TIBET.
# 10,961:
11:56 am PDT, May 14,
Reyna Mendoza, California
# 10,960:
4:58 am PDT, May 14,
Jonathan Nash, New York
# 10,959:
4:06 am PDT, May 14,
Katherine Garland, Pennsylvania
# 10,958:
5:21 pm PDT, May 13,
Cheryl Steele, Washington
# 10,957:
2:13 pm PDT, May 13,
Donna Pulliam, Virginia
# 10,956:
1:09 pm PDT, May 13,
James Hibbard, Massachusetts
# 10,955:
12:53 pm PDT, May 13,
Sandy Lazarevic, New Jersey
# 10,954:
11:27 am PDT, May 13,
Velene Campbell, California
# 10,953:
8:02 am PDT, May 13,
Marjorie Miller, Georgia
# 10,952:
3:40 am PDT, May 13,
Alexandrina Oliveira, Portugal
# 10,951:
10:45 pm PDT, May 12,
Salvatore Paladino, Florida