Long history of Olympics protests

Who knew that there have been protests at the Olympics since 1908, which has been a long time. It all started with Ireland and the USA. The USA appears to be one of the major players in wreaking the Olympics. It appears that we have forgotten that the Olympics are filled with protests, the last 4 have not been affected.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7334362.stm

Olympic protests spread to Paris

Mr. Rogge, IOC President, condemned the attempts to disrupt the torch relay, saying violent protests, "for whatever reason," are "not compatible with the values of the torch relay or the Olympic Games". I would agree with the protests not being compatible with the Olympic games but I would disagree with the torch relay. The relay is political, the protests are just making it more political. China did not pick random locations for the relay, they pick places based on political reasons.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7334545.stm

Raise your hands and step away from the hedgehog

Well I never would have thought to use a hedgehog as a weapon, but I guess it works. Well the hedgehog died, but it is an not a native animal so I guess it is positive in a way...

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10502292

Fifth of NZers polled say nuclear power viable

New Zealand is one of the most anti-nuclear countries in the world. They will not even allow nuclear powered ships to enter their ports or their waters. This has caused their relationship with the mighty USA to have bumpy patches. What also was interesting about this survey is that 71% of NZers would support a wind farm in their back yard.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10502473