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troutman · 04-11-2008, 01:21 PM

Live video:

http://www.cnn.com/video/live/live.html?stream=stream4

Argentina Olympic torch relay
Streets are barricaded and thousands of police deployed for the torch's only Latin American stop in Buenos Aires

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapc...lay/index.html

"It is a crisis, there's no doubt about that," Rogge said at a news conference in Beijing. "But the IOC has weathered many bigger storms."

The relay went fairly well in San Francisco compared with chaotic relays in London and Paris, Rogge said in a statement, but "it was not ... the joyous party that we wished it to be."

In a rare mention of human rights in China, Rogge admitted that the committee hoped "awarding the games to China would advance the social agenda of China, including human rights."

His comments were immediately dismissed by a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, who reminded Rogge that the Olympic committee's charter clearly separates the games from politics.

But Rogge said its decision was based on "a moral engagement rather than a political one.

"And we definitely ask China to respect this moral engagement," he said.

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troutman Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Crowsnest Pass Exp:	Live video: http://www.cnn.com/video/live/live.html?stream=stream4 Argentina Olympic torch relay Streets are barricaded and thousands of police deployed for the torch's only Latin American stop in Buenos Aires http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapc...lay/index.html "It is a crisis, there's no doubt about that," Rogge said at a news conference in Beijing. "But the IOC has weathered many bigger storms." The relay went fairly well in San Francisco compared with chaotic relays in London and Paris, Rogge said in a statement, but "it was not ... the joyous party that we wished it to be." In a rare mention of human rights in China, Rogge admitted that the committee hoped "awarding the games to China would advance the social agenda of China, including human rights." His comments were immediately dismissed by a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, who reminded Rogge that the Olympic committee's charter clearly separates the games from politics. But Rogge said its decision was based on "a moral engagement rather than a political one. "And we definitely ask China to respect this moral engagement," he said. Last edited by troutman; 04-11-2008 at 01:32 PM.