German Chancellor Angela Merkel "Became the first world leader to decide not to attend the Olympics in Beijing,"
China, Tibet, Olympics boycott: Germany's Merkel won't go.
There was a time, long, long ago, when athletes from around the ancient world would gather, without clothes and without making political pronouncements, to let it all hang out - their enthusiasm for the spirit of competition, that is - and get on with games in which victories would bring resounding honor to the kingdoms, regions and powerful city-states they represented.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (left) has indicated that she will not attend the Olympic Games in Beijing in August; here, in a photo from last September, Merkel is seen meeting the Dalai Lama, the exiled, Tibetan-Buddhist spiritual leader; the Chinese government was angered by the German leader's encounter with its nemesis. Click more...
8/10/08
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The Soul of Tibet !!
Remaining silent due to fear of social, political and economic reprisals is a tragedy for the world and the human race. Tibet will not be silent. Tibetans will fight for our righteous aim and struggle for the restoration of independence for Tibet. Fighting occupation, injustice, discrimination, exploitation, oppression, colonization, genocide, ethnic cleansing, environmental destruction, cultural invasion, massive population transfer of Han Chinese into Tibet...
