de·cep·tion: trick lt;a clever deception gt; synonyms deception - fraud, double-dealing, subterfuge, trickery... means the acts or practices of one who deliberately deceives. All the way down to the jiggling camera shot to make the fireworks images appear as if they were being shot with a hand held camera from a government sanctioned helicopter circling overhead - 200 Chinese computer graphics artists worked over a year to produce the duped fireworks display for the 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. This fireworks footage was released to all the worldwide press organizations officially from the Beijing Chinese government. Did I mention the young Chinese child singer Lin Miaoke with the amazing voice that supposedly sang quot;Ode to the Motherland quot;- she actually had her voice dubbed by another voice trained surrogate Yang Pelyl.

To believe that the Olympics in todays world is a mere sporting event is naive. Beijing was awarded the Olympics as a political gesture allowing them to prove themselves. Now it is up to China to prove to the world they are up to the task of living up to international human rights standards. Everyone MUST be so bold to declare ANYTHING less will negatively impact any recognition China hopes to achieve from these 2008 Olympic games. Everyone must be held to the same international human rights standard, including the United States.

Grayjing is the nickname given to Beijing for it’s serious air pollution problems. Most of us have heard about by now the unusually smoggy conditions polluting Beijing’s (population 11 million), air - but seeing the conditions makes you wonder if the Chinese are going to be able to pull off their so called quot;blue sky days quot; during the 2008 Summer Olympics scheduled to start August 8th. Government claims have previously stated that the number of quot;blue sky days quot;, when smog levels are lower than normal -less than 100 on a scale of 500 API (Air Pollution Index), has increased to around 240 days annually.

The 2008 Summer Olympics emblem is known as quot;Dancing Beijing quot; The 2008 Games of the XXIX Olympiad, August 8th - 24th, are the 19th version of the summer games. 205 countries of the total 221 around the world are participating in these Olympics. The circle and square symbolize antagonism in China between heaven and the earth. The 2008 Summer Olympics emblem is known as quot;Dancing Beijing quot; The 2008 Games of the XXIX Olympiad, August 8th - 24th, are the 19th version of the summer games. 205 countries of the total 221 around the world are participating in these Olympics. The circle and square symbolize antagonism in China between heaven and the earth.

The major worldwide athletic event of 2008 comes with four very distinct & complex perspectives, unfortunately. We intend to review these 4 Olympic perspectives: Sports (countries participating, athletes, athletic events & world records); Politics of human rights and worldwide boycott efforts, that just can't be dismissed; Environmental greenhouse gases and the worldwide ozone impact; and Globalization, where the Chinese government is showcasing it economic capabilities to the world.

Well, a classic example of Obama’s ridiculed policies and stump speeches is the recent 4/3/08 Washington Post story about Obama being conflicted over the China Olympics due to political unrest and oppression in Tibet. This is a rare objective and critical story about Obama. What makes this article that much more interesting is what it really reveals about Obama...