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To: LowtherAcademy who wrote (114948)	8/9/2008 3:00:35 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 132070

lolol, yeah right. Your BDS is showing

To: LowtherAcademy who wrote (114948)	8/9/2008 3:28:21 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 132070

You think your wonderful Chinese comrades would let you post about their leader they way you libs post about Bush ?? Yeah China is the new way of the world,lolololol just ask the Tibetans. Internet censorship in the People's Republic of China is conducted under a wide variety of laws and administrative regulations. In accordance with these laws, more than sixty Internet regulations have been made by the People's Republic of China (PRC) government, and censorship systems are vigorously implemented by provincial branches of state-owned ISPs, business companies, and organizations.[1][2] Most national laws of the People's Republic of China do not apply to the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong or Macau. There are no known cases of the Chinese authorities censoring critical political or religious content in those territories. The escalation of the government's effort to neutralize critical online opinion comes after a series of large anti-Japanese, anti-pollution, and anti-corruption protests, many of which were organized or publicized using instant messaging services, chat rooms, and text messages. The size of the Internet police is estimated at more than 30,000.[3] Critical comments appearing on Internet forums, blogs, and major portals such as Sohu and Sina usually are erased within minutes. As of March 31, 2008, China has unblocked access to some Internet Web sites, including non-politically sensitive parts of English Wikipedia, after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) protested that ongoing blocking "would reflect very poorly" on the host nation;[4] subsequently, the Technology Ministry said that there would continue to be controls, and it was unclear what the final list of prohibited Web sites would be.[5] yeah what a SWELL place. and the pollution is free, can you beat that

To: LowtherAcademy who wrote (114948)	8/9/2008 6:05:52 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

"If folks don't recognize that the Red Commies were giving a clear and potent "we're here, and we ain't queer" msg to the West, they need to rub the sleepy seeds out of their eyes." oh yeah, they are looking good. BEIJING (AP) - The fatal stabbing of the father of a former Olympian at a Beijing landmark cast a sad shadow over the first full day of Olympic competition Saturday, just hours after China's jubilant opening of the Summer Games. Todd and Barbara Bachman of Lakeville, Minn.—parents of 2004 volleyball Olympian Elisabeth "Wiz" Bachman and in-laws of U.S. men's volleyball coach Hugh McCutcheon—were attacked by a Chinese man while visiting the 13th-century Drum Tower. The U.S. Olympic Committee confirmed Bachman died from knife wounds and that Barbara Bachman suffered life-threatening injuries. She and their Chinese tour guide, who was also injured in the attack, were being treated in a Beijing hospital. breitbart.com