Tibet, torches, and our own backyard

A friend sent me an AP photo -- well, it seems to be an authentic AP photo -- depicting a man who is presumably pro-Tibet, shall we say.

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The killing of citizens in Tibet, their only crime being protest, is unacceptable, unconscionable.  Protests against this kind of repression are welcome.

Some (mostly the guilty) argue against using the Olympics as a forum for protest.  "It's all and only about athletics."  Hogwash.  It's an international event.  Given the chance for even a moment on a global stage, any organizer for social change would be negligent not to try for it.

So, with that in mind, and the hope that the AP photo gets global coverage, I submit my own version (humbly auditioning for that global stage), directed at protesting another international human rights outrage.

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