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octothorp · 08-07-2008, 10:20 AM

I'm surprised to be saying this, but I give the US athletes serious credit here in their choice of flagbearer: Lopez Lomong is a former Sudanese refugee running in the 1,500 m. It's a subtle and yet powerful way of drawing attention to China's implicit support of the violence in Darfur, and while Lomong's story on its own is enough to make him flag-worthy, I'm sure that US athletes see this choice as a way to show their concerns about China's poor human rights record.

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

08-07-2008, 10:20 AM	#34
octothorp Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: not lurking Exp:	I'm surprised to be saying this, but I give the US athletes serious credit here in their choice of flagbearer: Lopez Lomong is a former Sudanese refugee running in the 1,500 m. It's a subtle and yet powerful way of drawing attention to China's implicit support of the violence in Darfur, and while Lomong's story on its own is enough to make him flag-worthy, I'm sure that US athletes see this choice as a way to show their concerns about China's poor human rights record. http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapc...rer/index.html Last edited by octothorp; 08-07-2008 at 10:20 AM. Reason: forgot the link