Mass evacuations as killer storm nears

To those who suggest China is the only country with a human rights problem, please check www.amnesty.org and www.hrw.org. These organisations produce fantastic annual reports on human rights abuses. It would be a pleasure to know some people read them then make judgement calls. I am sure people will find lots of exciting news from other countries which they have never even have heard of. Oh, and maybe also read the reports from the UN Human Right's Committee and Committee Against Torture. Fascinating comments were made about Portugal in 2007, but I guess many people who comment here do not know those comments. Allan of Perth also made a good point - BHP seems to be doing a nice little job in say PNG and parts of Africa eh? And what about Rio Tinto mining all that material that gives us say, electricity and gold. Woo hoo - guess their human rights abuses are ok since it isn't some Asian committing them !!!

Scrap the torch relay.It was brought in at the 1936 Olympic's as a means to showcase the Nazi success story. Who cares about such a "tradition"....

We should simply have more/better security........it's a sad day when hippies and do gooders with nothing better to do ruin what is a celebration and momentous occasion for many,many people

Actually, I think Dalef has a point. Imagine if China spent the same amount of money it has splashed at the Olympics on feeding and housing its people and choosing better environmental alternatives for industry. Before anyone jumps on me, I do know what sport is about, I have represented Australia for the last three years at world championship level, and it makes me sad that we let sport and games override peoples' basic right to free speech.

After decades of Meida and Politician description about the "evil" side of China, is that imaginable some people will protest anything good about China. What a ironic, how about last year the riot and fire on Paris street towards the New Good Player French president, what did he do? He claimed the rioter yougesters are rabish. Yes, what a good double standards towards some one different.

To those who suggest China is the only country with a human rights problem, please check www.amnesty.org and www.hrw.org. These organisations produce fantastic annual reports on human rights abuses. It would be a pleasure to know some people read them then make judgement calls. I am sure people will find lots of exciting news from other countries which they have never even have heard of. Oh, and maybe also read the reports from the UN Human Right's Committee and Committee Against Torture. Fascinating comments were made about Portugal in 2007, but I guess many people who comment here do not know those comments. Allan of Perth also made a good point - BHP seems to be doing a nice little job in say PNG and parts of Africa eh? And what about Rio Tinto mining all that material that gives us say, electricity and gold. Woo hoo - guess their human rights abuses are ok since it isn't some Asian committing them !!!

Scrap the torch relay.It was brought in at the 1936 Olympic's as a means to showcase the Nazi success story. Who cares about such a "tradition"....

We should simply have more/better security........it's a sad day when hippies and do gooders with nothing better to do ruin what is a celebration and momentous occasion for many,many people

Actually, I think Dalef has a point. Imagine if China spent the same amount of money it has splashed at the Olympics on feeding and housing its people and choosing better environmental alternatives for industry. Before anyone jumps on me, I do know what sport is about, I have represented Australia for the last three years at world championship level, and it makes me sad that we let sport and games override peoples' basic right to free speech.

After decades of Meida and Politician description about the "evil" side of China, is that imaginable some people will protest anything good about China. What a ironic, how about last year the riot and fire on Paris street towards the New Good Player French president, what did he do? He claimed the rioter yougesters are rabish. Yes, what a good double standards towards some one different.