The torch relay has been a disaster, no matter which way one looks at it. Historians will not connect the 2008 Olympic torch relay to such ideals as peace, harmony, or "one world, one dream". It will be remembered for... ...full story at Zhongnanhai
from Zhongnanhai on Sat, May 03 2008
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| 24 Apr 08 |
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KL Olympic Torch Relay Beijing 2008 - 5:45pm »
YouTube video I captured this second last of the 80-people torch relay, the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah, was the last torch bearer.
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The Olympic torch relay went through the capital of Malaysia amid cheers, screams and rain on Monday.
The 13th... |
| 07 Apr 08 |
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Protesting the Olympic torch relay » Tim Johnson If the mayhem during the London Olympic torch relay was any indication, it’s gonna be a long journey before the torch gets to Beijing for the Summer Games. The photo above is of a protester during the relay Sunday in... |
| 13 Apr 08 |
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Tanzanians urged to support Olympic Torch Relay » People's Daily A Tanzanian newspaper Saturday published an editorial saying that the Olympic Torch Relay should be supported by the peace-loving Tanzanians, who should help render the Dar es Salaam section of the global relay a success. The This D ... |
| 14 May 08 |
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AP: Moment of silence before torch relay » Shanghaiist On the day that the earthquake struck, Olympic officials maintained that the torch relay would go on as planned as "the epicenter is not along the route of the torch relay". In fact, one day after the earthquake, China Daily was still offering this really... |
| 30 Jul 08 |
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China: All shook up by the torch relay » Global Voices It's a double-edged Olympic torch. Veteran sports journalist Guan Jun shares a short sketch on his Beijing Olympics blog of how disruptive preparations for the torch relay proved to be for those living alongside the road chosen for the relay route. |
| 26 Mar 08 |
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Greeks gather to welcome torch relay » People's Daily The second leg of the Beijing 2008 Olympic torch relay got underway yesterday - Greece's Independence Day - and saw the flame travel to the northwest of the country. Starting from Mesologi, in southwest Greece, in light rain, the torch v ... |
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