Boycott !

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This sounds like an authoritarian government wielding the whip, to prove a point.

President Jimmy Carter --- not a hawk --- boycotted the Olympic Games in Moscow (!)

President Ronald Reagan --- a hawk --- opposed the move (!)

I think America should threaten to boycott the Beijing Olympics if they don't release the man.

The Chinese Olympics mean a great deal to them. It gives them international legitimacy.

I bet they'll back down.

Maybe they should add a new competition for their games: idiotic, counter-productive authoritarianism.

Ben