Elderly Chinese Women Sentenced to Labor Re-Education

I got a tip from my friend John E. Carey today pointing me to this story about China and its glowing human rights record."Two elderly women were sentenced to a year of "re-education through labor" after they applied for permits to demonstrate during the Olympics, according to...

Australia swimming in gold as Trickett womens wins 100m butterfly

Libby Tricket has become Australia's second golden girl with her win in the 100m butterfly in Beijing today.   The medal is Libby Trickett's first individual Olympic gold. [Ge  Trickett put forth a brillian swim to claim gold, and fellow countrywoman Jessica...

Google and IOC team up to run daily Olympic highlights on YouTube

Those valuable Olympic highlights, that some TV networks pay millions of dollars to broadcast are now going to be available free for all on YouTube, Reuters has announced today. Clips and highlights of Olympic events are to be made available on the video-sharing site YouTube,...

Eligible Athletes: Australian underwear models/Olympic swimmers end their lov...

Australian Olympic Games website beijing2008.net.au is reporting that glamour swim couple Stephanie Rice and Eamon Sullivan have announced their break up, but deny it will distract them during the Beijing Olympics. No evidence of this distraction is evident in the...

Australian names full Olympic team for Beijing

Australia has finalized its roster for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The Aussie-centric Olympic Games website beijing2008.net.au today reported that, with the exception of two roster positions that still undergoing appeals, the Green and Gold will field 433 athletes in 26...

Brendan O'Neill: The farce of bashing China's human rights record

Response to Bristow: China Is Ready for the Olympics [A Personal Reflection]

Michael Bristow who is a BBC Correspondent in Beijing China wrote an article in the BBC News Website: “Is China Ready for the Olympics”? After reading such slander including the so called air pollution”, the time has arrived to clear the air. The reason for such...

Becky Hammon Accused of "Treason"?

Becky Hammon who is a native of South Dakota and an All American Girl who plays for the WNBA [Women's National Basketball Association] has been called a traitor. The reason is that she is playing for the Russian Women's Basketball Team during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The...