Jacques Rogge against a “better world”?

The Economist blog “Certain ideas of Europe” describes the China argumentation of IOC boss Jacques Rogge. His defensive approach can be summarised with the following statements: “be reasonable, old chap, what can we do?” and “we don’t do politics but things are much better than you think” combined with some claims about the successes [...]

Protest at Olympic Torch Lighting Ceremony

The BBC reported about a protest during the Olympic torch lightning ceremony in Greece:
The Olympic torch has been lit at a ceremony in Greece that was briefly disrupted by pro-Tibet activists. Two protesters from media rights group Reporters Without Borders broke through the cordon of 1,000 police officers in Olympia as China’s envoy spoke. (read [...]