Wired reports that climbers on Mount Everest’s south side are surreptitiously blogging a standoff with Nepalese soldiers ahead of China’s Olympic torch run on the opposite side of the mountain next week. More incredibly, the magazine reports, one blogger “saw lots of military staff and one solider carrying a very sophisticated sniper type of gun.” [...]
What is Sniper’s Role at Mount Everest?
April 30th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Tags: · 2008, 2008 Summer Olympics, beijing, China, chinese biathlon, chinese security, himalyas, mount everest, mounteverest.net, mt everest, nepal, olympic torch, Olympics, sherpa, sniper, wired, Wired.com
Olympics Controversy Nothing New
April 20th, 2008 · No Comments
The controversy generated by the Olympic Flame World Tour has captured many headlines in recent weeks. This morning, Associated Press reported that the flame had arrived in Malaysia ahead of a relay in which it will be guarded by 1,000 police watching for protests against China’s Tibet crackdown and human rights record. But controversy surrounding [...]
Tags: · 2008 Summer Olympics, ancient greeks, Associated Press, beijing olympics, China, greeks, Human Rights, London, malaysia, New York Times, olympic flame, olympic torch, Olympics, olympics ceremony, Paris, political grafitti, protesters, San Francisco, the naked olympics, tibet, tony perrottet
State Department Warns China-Bound Americans
March 21st, 2008 · No Comments
The U.S. State Department posted a new fact sheet today that contains ominous warnings for American citizens planning to travel to Beijing later this year for the XXIXth Olympic Summer Games and the Beijing Paralympic Summer Games which will take place Aug 8-24 and Sept. 6-17, respectively. Two of the more-serious warnings appear beneath the [...]
Tags: · American citizens, beijing, beijing paralympic summer games, China, fact sheet, Olympic Games, olympic summer games, Olympics, on-site monitoring, privacy, privacy and security, security, state department, technical monitoring, threat levels, u.s. state department, XXIXth Olympic Summer Games
China Security/Surveillance Firm Traded on Wall St.
September 12th, 2007 · No Comments
Yesterday, in my post, Surveillance Up as ‘08 Beijing Games Approach, I highlighted an Open Doors report on increasing surveillance of Christians by Chinese government agencies as the 2008 Olympics draws closer. Today, I offer a related story, courtesy of the folks at The New York Times, that shows how Wall Street is, under the [...]
Tags: · 2008 Olympics, Beijing Games, China, Chinaview, chinese, Chinese Government, Christians, New York Times, Olympics, Open Doors, security, surveillance, The New York Times, Wall Street
Surveillance Up as ‘08 Beijing Games Approach
September 11th, 2007 · 1 Comment
With the Beijing Olympics less than one 12 months away, I thought I would share this report I received from Open Doors, a Christian group that serves persecuted Christians worldwide… Since the last quarter of 2006 – and increasingly in 2007 – Open Doors contacts have reported that: Most house church meetings, baptism services and [...]
Tags: · Beijing Games, China, chinese, Chinese Government, Christians, house church, International Christian Fellowship, Olympic Games, Olympics, Open Doors, Persecution of Christians, security, surveillance
Great Designs by David A. Lunde on Display
May 24th, 2007 · 2 Comments
Hat tip to Debbie Schlussel for this one! While visiting her site, I happened across an example of David A. Lunde’s work and knew I had to share some of his latest inspirations from his web site, including — but not limited to — “Dirty Harry” Reid calling for the troops to be brought home, [...]
Tags: · 2008 Summer Olympics, China, David A. Lunde, Debbie Schlussel, Designs by David A. Lunde, Great Designs by David A. Lunde on Display, Joe Lieberman, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Lieberman, Lunde, Lundesigns, Moby Chick, Olympics, Rosie "Moby-Chick" O'Donnell, Rosie O'Donnell, Schlussel, Sen. Harry Reid, Sen. Joe Lieberman
Tobacco Should Sponsor Games for Athletes Who Smoke
October 20th, 2006 · 4 Comments
Since 2003, when they lost sponsorship of what was then known as the NASCAR® Winston Cup Series of auto racing, big tobacco companies have been looking for a new sports venue that will allow them to associate their products with top-level athletic competition. Today, I think I have the perfect solution for them: The Smoker [...]
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