Steven Spielberg withdrew from his position as Artistic Advisor to the
Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics last week.
Spielberg's statement was that he could not square his conscience with
China's continued financial support of the Sudanese government, given
the ongoing genocide in Darfur. Individuals and groups around the world
have long been urging China to cease selling weapons to Sudan and to
stop purchasing two-thirds of Sudan's oil sales. But now the Olympic
ideals are held as high as the Olympic torch and used as the backdrop
for these political protests...
