Fusses in France, bothers in Britain and fancy side-stepping in 'Frisco.....what's next?
Sarkozy will miss The Opening gala. GeeDubYah is considering a similar move.
Fugu has announced, that due to scheduling conflicts, he will be unable to attend any Olympic event or partake in any flag waving.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/apr/11/olympicgames2008.chinaQuote from the Guardian:
"The United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, will not be attending August's opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. Although the reason for his absence was cited as "scheduling issues"."
and
" The British prime minister, Gordon Brown, and the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, have both announced they will not be attending the opening ceremony."
Finally
"Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd had already said that Australia, not China, would be responsible for security of the flame."
Everytime I see those 'guardians of the sacred flame' on CCTV9, it reminds me of Homer opening his door for 'hired goons' and copping a hiding for it.
Go Kev! liked what he said at Beida, shame the locals won't hear about it.
Edit: I can't see any 'key words' that would cause problems with your server. I'm also under the impression that the lads in Beijing are easing up a tad on net access. If there are problems, feel free to delete the post.