Torch Arrives In Argentina
News April 11th, 2008
After a depressing visit in San Fransisco, the torch arrives for it’s South American stop
The Olympic flame arrived in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday afternoon under heavy security from San Francisco, California. Police escorted the torch delegation from Ezeiza International Airport.
Authorities are deploying 1,300 federal police, 1,500 naval police and some 3,000 traffic police and volunteers — enough to ensure security “without going to the extreme that nobody will be able to see the torch,” said government sports official Francisco Irarrazabal.
But already, activists were preparing protests. Jorge Carcavallo unfurled a giant banner near the city’s iconic Obelisk, on the torch route, reading “Free Tibet.” He said demonstrators were coordinating with the leaders of the San Francisco protests for “surprise actions” during what he called “a hot day.”
“A lot of people are going to join the protests,” Carcavallo said.
He said there were no plans to snatch the torch or try to snuff out the flame, “but there will be very entertaining surprises all along the route.”
Via CNN
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we have already seen the real face of those people who ask for “tibet free” during Olympic Torch marching. they used voilation and dirty words to show their quality and education. most of them never been in Tibet. I believe most of the newspaper writers in Dutch, France and UK never go to Tibet. they breach the basical moral standard of this industry. what is the truth!!!
I thinking throwing trash at the Olympic procession is an awful way to show anger with China! Peaceful protests, though, with banners, signs, and slogans, are a great way for average citizens to express their feelings. I’m afraid that the violent protesters in France have ruined it for everyone else.
I hope you’ve been to Holland, France and the UK, otherwise criticizing them violates your argument in your last comment, that people who haven’t been to China and Tibet can’t criticize.
Let’s be honest, you don’t want to the truth, you really just want to back up your belief that Westerners completely make up stories as part of a giant conspiracy to make China look bad.
Anything negative about China must be right, anything positive must be propaganda, anyone speaking against the PRC is a freedom fighter, anyone speaking for China is brainwashed - that right?
Sure, I can think of lots of less than wonderful things to say about China, I lived and worked there for long enough, but there is a little more to it than that. I can also think of lots of less than wonderful things to say about western countries, my own included, but there is a little more to it than that.
If you want simple answers to questions and clearly defined black and white issues with no shades of grey then reality is not for you.