Athletes Consider Beijing Olympics Boycott
Filed Under Uncategorized | Posted on March 16, 2008
According to an article on Phayul.com:
International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president Thomas Bach says a number of top athletes are considering boycotting the games in China over the bloody crackdown on protesters in Tibet.
“Several sports stars are feeling ill at ease when they think about the Olympic Games. Some are even considering cancelling,” Mr Bach, […]
Amnesty International Calls for Independent UN Investigation into Tibet Violence
Filed Under Uncategorized | Posted on March 16, 2008
15 March 2008
“The Chinese authorities should allow an independent UN investigation into the events of the last week in Tibet, particularly in the light of the sealing off of the region in recent days and the long-term restrictions on human rights monitoring there,” said Amnesty International today. “The situation also demands attention by […]
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Filed Under Uncategorized | Posted on February 6, 2008
I’m shamelessly stealing this from James Ford’s Monkey Mind blog. According to James, it’s a poem by {en:Rumi}, translated by Coleman Barks. James thinks it explains how to answer Zen koans. Not being Zen, I don’t care about answering koans. I just think it’s a lovely little poem, and it […]
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