Hillary - Bush Should Not Open Olympics
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday called on President Bush to boycott the opening ceremonies for the Olympic games in Beijing, a fresh sign that politics, not sports, may take center stage at the summer games.
The Democratic presidential candidate said a boycott would underscore U.S. concerns about recent unrest in Tibet and questions about China’s relationship with Sudan.
“The violent clashes in Tibet and the failure of the Chinese government to use its full leverage with Sudan to stop the genocide in Darfur are opportunities for presidential leadership,” she said, charging the Bush administration “has been wrong to downplay human rights in its policy towards China.”
She said Bush should not plan on attending the ceremonies “absent major changes by the Chinese government.”
