louisek711 03:45:44 PM Jul 24 2008

Political interference? As if China's government isn't like an octopus. Their tenticles touching every aspect of the games.

firemedic918 03:25:09 PM Jul 24 2008

trstrap 02:08:08 PM Jul 24 2008 Report This! And this is how the situation in Iraq has been stabilized by the US? Am I missing something here? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????sounds like your blaming bush for this.....this was the doing of the international olympic commitee not the us policy in iraq.

trstrap 02:08:08 PM Jul 24 2008

And this is how the situation in Iraq has been stabilized by the US? Am I missing something here?Why are athletes being treated this way - religion and politics may be the norm in Middle East countries but the spirit of the Games is not based on either - supposedly. If this is how we have improved Iraq for the Iraqi's I don't think we can leave fast enough.