Chan: Don't mess with my Olympics

Jackie Chan's remarks in the attached link relect the kind of thinking that empowers despots, tyrants and dictators.
http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/zwecker/892885,CST-FTR-zp14.article
I am a big fan of Jackie's but it is hypocritical of Chan to make such remarks using his movie as his stump to preach to us about how the Olympics are about peace and brotherhood while the Chinese government represses the people of Tibet.

But I think I know why Chan finds his voice on this topic. He is simply bought and paid for. "Jackie Chan, Zhang Ziyi to sing for Olympic film"
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/entertainment/2008-04/03/content_6590012.htm
He should have disclosed this when he is making light of the very serious protestors.
Jackie Chan is in the hip pocket of the Red Chinese Government.
His clear message to the people of Tibet, "Shut up and suffer in silence!"

No Olympic Torch in Tibet

We join with the people in Tibet in their protest of the Olympics in Bejing. Tyrants must always be opposed even if they are a major trading partner with the United States. The abuses in Tibet are not issolated in the recent history of Red China.

U.S. Asked to Bolster Ties With China

This article is a clear example of the US Government not getting it on the China Threat to US national security interests. The truth rather than the point of this article is that US has a lot more to loose in the area of national security and technology than the warm fuzzy feelings of such an exchange of technology. Read on and you will see.

Yudhijit Bhattacharjee
The U.S. military has more to gain than lose by working with Chinese scientists on fundamental research. So says the Pentagon's former director of basic research, William Berry, in arguing for the removal of obstacles to scientific cooperation between the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and China despite the military rivalry between the two countries.
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Route changes, scuffles mark Olympic torch relay

SAN FRANCISCO, California (CNN) -- Heavy security surrounded runners taking part in the controversial Olympic torch relay in San Francisco Wednesday, as the threat of violent protests prompted officials to make dramatic last-minute changes.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/09/torch.protest/index.html

White House hopefuls call on China to do more

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/09/candidates.china/index.html

China still poses a national security threat to the US

China is still spying on us and our allies in their words "peaceful times."

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,343969,00.html