...the gutless IOC say's there's nothing they can do about it.

I can think of a few things!

Both promised there would be open internet operation during the games, and now they cave. China should not be allowed to have the games, and the IOC should be completely cleaned out with new personel installed that have the original purpose of the games in mind.

They never should have gotten it to begin with. But that's obvious. Actually yes they can do something about it. The gutless IOC can say ok, well we'll skip the summer games this year and have it the same year as the winter Olympics in two years. Then two years after and back on the normal schedule.

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Obama The Naive: “To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.’’ The Iranian response? “The Great Satan now has a black face.’’

Who cares. The Olympics are nothing more than a huge commercial enterprise designed to make big bucks for the sponsors. It's all meaningless.

boo man boo, leave sport and art alone, go pick on free market talks or something.

people are there for the games and know china is communist
its like going in jail but complaining over the shower timing slots

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Cowards die many times before their actual deaths.

I came, I saw, I conquered.

It is better to create than to learn! Creating is the essence of life.

Communism is so cool.

And the IOC would believe anything the Chinese government said because.....?
No matter.
I won't be watching the Olympics anyway. I was seriously scarred from when I was living in LA in '84. I think that experience will be with me forever. Too many people, too much traffic, too much hype and too much wasted money. I lived about a mile from the Archery arena....who would have thunk that Archery was so popular?!

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