from the "two systems one brutal regime" dept.

Ya know, if Saddam was such a baddie, why did the IOC award/reward another dubious regime with the Olympics? After the events in Tibet today, that question carries even more weight:

China: The myth:

The Reality (or what do China and Burma have in common?):

From BBC: Deaths reported in Tibet protests

Clashes between protesters and security forces in Tibet's main city of Lhasa have left at least two people dead, according to reports.

An emergency official told AFP news agency that many people had been hurt and an unspecified number had died.

The US-based Radio Free Asia quoted witnesses who said they had seen at least two bodies on Lhasa's streets.

Rallies have continued all week in what are said to be the largest protests against Beijing's rule in 20 years.

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How soon we forget: