'Free Tibet' flags made in China... I told you so

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I had a chuckle reading this one. I had remarked about similar stuff in my earlier post on Olympics

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Jendayi Frazer must be some kind of super human to know how Zimbabwe voted. Independent Zimbabwean monitors who were on the ground say Mr Tsvangirai gained 49% of the vote - just short of the threshold for outright victory - but more than President Mugabe. My guess is Zimbabweans know better. It is amazing the level of meddling US and UK do in the affairs of other nations.

I was heartened to see the Indian external affairs ministry give the US a fitting reply when they tried to advise India on topics for discussion during the upcoming visit of President Ahmadinejad of Iran.

Hypocrisy on Olympic scale

Suddenly the whole world seems to have woken up and is angry about China's human rights record. They are now hell bent on making noises before the Olympics. The last time I checked, the site of the 2008 Olympics was decided way back in 2001. So, where were all these people, government and agencies back then? It is not like China has changed. If anything China has stood its ground. In the last six years the western firms have made good money putting up the infrastructure for the Olympics. So, why now? Couldn't their conscience lie dormant for a little more?

US speaker Nancy Pelosi decided to complain about Chinese actions in Tibet while on a visit to India even though the Indian government which hosts the Tibetan government in exile decided not to make noise. I wonder how the US would react if a visiting Indian head of state decides to praise Cuban healthcare system?

If the world was really upset about Chinese occupation of Tibet or the lack of democracy then China should not have been offered the 2008 Olympics. We all want the cheap stuff from Chinese sweat shops. Why worry about someone else's freedom and liberty? BTW, are the "Free Tibet" t-shirts and stickers made in China?