| I have to wade in here ... the security and safety of the torch bearer should be a responsibility of the Olympic Committee and the host country. So Le French f****d up so what? The use of PLA or whatever thugs from your own country to protect the torch bearer (or was it the torch?) just makes you wonder what is at stake here. My memory may not be as good as yours so remind me which other host nation sent their people to escort the torch.
It is despicable that the Chinese acted this way and of the Australian Chinese who took part? They have it both ways - speak out with impunity and participate in public protests (a luxury they don't have at home) and enjoy the hospitality of a country that has more to offer than their own (to which they will undoubtedly return if they are students).
At the same time the pro-Tibet protesters are also to be despised for their use of the event to publicise their frustrations. The ancient Olympians are surely turning in their graves. | 
