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Friday, August 1, 2008

"Tiananmen Square," "Tibet"


Those are the keywords.

Sadly, if, by improbable chance, a reporter covering the Olympics in China tries to access this post, it would be blocked by filters.

AP:
BEIJING - Olympic organizers unblocked some Internet sites at the main press center and media venues Friday while others remained off limits for journalists covering the Beijing games.

The move falls short of the "free and unfettered access" the organizers and Chinese officials had promised for months. However, it was an improvement from earlier in the week when sites for the likes of Amnesty International or Tiananmen Square could not be opened.
Here's some more of that scary, scary stuff:

Amnesty International

Also:

Today, The U.S. House of Representatives called upon President Bush to make a statement on the Chinese human rights atrocities and to request a visit to Chinese-occupied Tibet when he goes to the opening ceremonies to cozy up to the totalitarian rulers.

Chinese paramilitary police officers wait for instructions, inside the National Aquatics Center, known as the Water Cube, in Beijing Wednesday, July 30, 2008. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

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