More from the Ironic Olympics.
According to the Daily Telegraph, the American delegation has appointed a Darfur refugee to carry its flag into the ‘bird’s nest’ stadium tomorrow night for the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games. The move is being interpreted as a slight on China’s Sudanese policy (it sends arms to the Government and has conspicuously failed to support peace moves) but Jacque Rogge, head of the International Olympic Committee, has asked the Americans not to ‘get into propaganda exercises’.
Rogge would know about propaganda exercises. One of his own officials has accused him of cutting a secret deal with China to ensure that the international media is censored during the games. See this report at The Australian for details.
In case you were wondering, the Olympic Movement stands for the ‘respect for universal fundamental ethical principles’.
