Tag Archives: Canberra torch relay

The Visitors

Posted on 6 May, 2008 by

The international legs of the Olympic Torch relay are over.   What has the world learned about China and the Chinese, in the past few weeks? Something like this.    An allegory from Monty Python’s, “The Visitors”: Setting:     House = The Torch’s “host” … Continue reading →

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Unintended Consequences 101: An Australian Response to China’s Arrogant Display of Nationalism at the Canberra Torch Relay

Posted on 27 April, 2008 by

Update Since this story was published, I received another tip-off from a reader who alerted me to some personal accounts of three Canberra residents who were present at the Canberra torch relay.  Their unpleasant encounters with the pro-China thugs were published on 26 April … Continue reading →

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Canberra Torch Relay: 50 Chinese Terrorise Little Girl

Posted on 24 April, 2008 by

Loathsome bloody cowards. One woman called Marie said she was mobbed by screaming Chinese students as she tried to watch the relay go past. She had to be rescued and escorted away by police…. … Alistair Paterson, 52, from Lake … Continue reading →

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Kevin Rudd and Bugs Bunny: Separated at birth?

Posted on 14 April, 2008 by

  It’s cartoon time again! Dramatis Personae: “The Crusher” =  The People’s Republic of China Bugs Bunny     =  Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Scene beginning at 5:23 =  The consequence of Rudd’s diplomatic panache, prohibiting any Chinese military or police from participating in … Continue reading →

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"The Martyrdom of Jin Jing" Sickens Australians

Posted on 12 April, 2008 by

  Many Australians, including Olympic legend Dawn Fraser, Australian National University Professor Geremie Barme and one of this blog’s commenters named Aodaliyaren have openly expressed their contempt for the publicity stunts of the Beijing Olympics’ public relations agencies. These stunts … Continue reading →

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Brendan O’Neill the cartoon character, Part Two

Posted on 9 April, 2008 by

This is a follow-up to our most recent post about the self-parodying Brendan O’Neill. His most recent article about the Blueshirt Thugs who have invaded Britain and France to escort the Torch of Shame, is beneath contempt and does not … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Just About Tibet.

Posted on 8 April, 2008 by

From today’s Daily Mirror (UK):   The tracksuited Chinese security men guarding the Olympic torch are highly-trained killers from crack military special forces units, the Daily Mirror can reveal….   Thirteen Chinese security men surrounded the torch as it was … Continue reading →

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A Challenge to Olympic Torch-bearer Bai Jian

Posted on 7 April, 2008 by

This is our response to a story of a recent Chinese Olympic Torchbearer in London named Bai Jian, which has been translated by the Australian “China Hand” Geremie Barme (pronounced “Barmy”) and published in the China Digital Times. Our first observation … Continue reading →

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