Comments on: China and IOC in crisis talks http://blog.studentsforafreetibet.org/2008/04/china-and-ioc-in-crisis-talks/ A Global Blog by Students for a Free Tibet Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:59:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: FreedomFriend http://blog.studentsforafreetibet.org/2008/04/china-and-ioc-in-crisis-talks/comment-page-1/#comment-38337 FreedomFriend Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:29:54 +0000 http://blog.studentsforafreetibet.org/2008/04/07/china-and-ioc-in-crisis-talks/#comment-38337 Yesterday I was listening to "Biko" by Peter Gabriel and thought of the Tibet situation. With the torch relay protests, these words are even more fitting: "You can blow out a candle But you can't blow out a fire Once the flame begins to catch the wind will blow it higher... ...AND THE EYES OF THE WORLD ARE WATCHING NOW" Yesterday I was listening to “Biko” by Peter Gabriel and thought of the Tibet situation. With the torch relay protests, these words are even more fitting:

“You can blow out a candle
But you can’t blow out a fire
Once the flame begins to catch
the wind will blow it higher…
…AND THE EYES OF THE WORLD ARE WATCHING NOW”

]]> By: matapita http://blog.studentsforafreetibet.org/2008/04/china-and-ioc-in-crisis-talks/comment-page-1/#comment-38336 matapita Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:26:18 +0000 http://blog.studentsforafreetibet.org/2008/04/07/china-and-ioc-in-crisis-talks/#comment-38336 Please, all Olympic athletes, do your homework. Read up on the history of Tibet since China’s invasion and occupation some 50 years ago. Please realize that the same horrific violence, torture, brainwashing and executions of Tibetans is going on even today, as was the practice long before you were born. How can you consider competing in Beijing when this extreme violence and humiliation of the Tibetan people is going on at the same time, and all of the time? Please, all Olympic athletes, do your homework. Read up on the history of Tibet since China’s
invasion and occupation some 50 years ago. Please realize that the same horrific violence, torture,
brainwashing and executions of Tibetans is going on even today, as was the practice long before you were born. How can you consider competing in Beijing when this extreme violence and humiliation of the Tibetan people is going on at the same time, and all of the time?

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