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mmanzz · 03-19-2008, 09:58 AM

Please. Lets get the record straight:

In response to comments about the Khmer Rouge, please get your facts straight, see the link below and it is a matter of historical record that China was a direct supporter of the KR:

http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/display.article?id=5687

Secondly, Boycotts are quite common at the Olympics and it appears that one is now being discussed for Beijing 2008:

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/0...t.html?ref=rss

Please be aware that the Olympics of 1976(Canada), 1980(Russia), and 1984(US) had significant boycotts by a number of countries. In the case of 1976, Canada's Olympics were boycotted by the African nations due to a New Zealand rugby tour violating another official boycott of South Africa! Boycotts are a tool of international relations, and certainly some would say a valid alternative to more violent alternatives.

03-19-2008, 09:58 AM	#94
mmanzz Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Dec 2005 Exp:	china was the primary supporter of the KR in Cambodia! Please. Lets get the record straight: In response to comments about the Khmer Rouge, please get your facts straight, see the link below and it is a matter of historical record that China was a direct supporter of the KR: http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/display.article?id=5687 Secondly, Boycotts are quite common at the Olympics and it appears that one is now being discussed for Beijing 2008: http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/0...t.html?ref=rss Please be aware that the Olympics of 1976(Canada), 1980(Russia), and 1984(US) had significant boycotts by a number of countries. In the case of 1976, Canada's Olympics were boycotted by the African nations due to a New Zealand rugby tour violating another official boycott of South Africa! Boycotts are a tool of international relations, and certainly some would say a valid alternative to more violent alternatives.