Comments on: Nagano Boosts Security Force For Torch Relay….Chinese Guards Might Participate? http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/04/17/nagano-boosts-security-force-for-torch-relaychinese-guards-might-participate/ Japan News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jack http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/04/17/nagano-boosts-security-force-for-torch-relaychinese-guards-might-participate/comment-page-1/#comment-163761 jack Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:10:56 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=4314#comment-163761 What a shame the Torch run has become....I was fortunate to be a torch bearer in 1996....the Lantern lady landed at the LA Coliseum in a helicopter...she past the flame to Raefer Johnson...who lit the caldron what a signt with the USC Trojan band playing the Olympic Theme....Raeffer handed the torch to Jesse Owens grand daughter....to be part of the Olympics will stay with me forever...these are the world olympics not the US nor China....let support all athletes.... What a shame the Torch run has become….I was fortunate to be a torch bearer in 1996….the Lantern lady landed at the LA Coliseum in a helicopter…she past the flame to Raefer Johnson…who lit the caldron what a signt with the USC Trojan band playing the Olympic Theme….Raeffer handed the torch to Jesse Owens grand daughter….to be part of the Olympics will stay with me forever…these are the world olympics not the US nor China….let support all athletes….

]]> By: Joe K. Lau http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/04/17/nagano-boosts-security-force-for-torch-relaychinese-guards-might-participate/comment-page-1/#comment-163453 Joe K. Lau Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:17:04 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=4314#comment-163453 Jin Jing, one of the torch bearer in France (who lost her one of her leg as a child) was struggling to defense herself on a wheelchair against the violent Tibetan protesters who tried to grab the torch from her, did you see any Chinese flame attendents beating up those protesters? See this URL for details: http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/04/10/18491850.php Jin Jing, one of the torch bearer in France (who lost her one of her leg as a child) was struggling to defense herself on a wheelchair against the violent Tibetan protesters who tried to grab the torch from her, did you see any Chinese flame attendents beating up those protesters?

See this URL for details: http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/04/10/18491850.php

]]> By: Joe K. Lau http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/04/17/nagano-boosts-security-force-for-torch-relaychinese-guards-might-participate/comment-page-1/#comment-163448 Joe K. Lau Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:01:47 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=4314#comment-163448 shazzb0t: said "They know the world is opposed to their regime and the Beijing Olympics." I couldn't help but asked what "world" you think you are living in ;-) shazzb0t: said “They know the world is opposed to their regime and the Beijing Olympics.”

I couldn’t help but asked what “world” you think you are living in ;-)

]]> By: dood http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/04/17/nagano-boosts-security-force-for-torch-relaychinese-guards-might-participate/comment-page-1/#comment-161213 dood Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:17:40 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=4314#comment-161213 The sovereignty issue apparently cropped up after the London and Paris legs of the relay, so I don't think that France and Britain expected it. Japan however, has an "early warning" so to speak, so it'll look worse if it happened to them as well. Although, yeah, I'm expecting some tiptoeing around the issue through mere rewording to happen, although I'm not sure how they'll do it. If Japan does buckle, hopefully it won't be sign of things to come. The sovereignty issue apparently cropped up after the London and Paris legs of the relay, so I don’t think that France and Britain expected it. Japan however, has an “early warning” so to speak, so it’ll look worse if it happened to them as well. Although, yeah, I’m expecting some tiptoeing around the issue through mere rewording to happen, although I’m not sure how they’ll do it. If Japan does buckle, hopefully it won’t be sign of things to come.

]]> By: parkmount http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/04/17/nagano-boosts-security-force-for-torch-relaychinese-guards-might-participate/comment-page-1/#comment-161116 parkmount Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:54:19 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=4314#comment-161116 Two (British, French) down and another one (Japan) is coming up to go down. It doesn't take much to lose the sovereignty. That's going to be how the world will be; kowtowing the Chinese brutal master. The world let it happen and can't blame it on anybody. Get used to it. Two (British, French) down and another one (Japan) is coming up to go down. It doesn’t take much to lose the sovereignty. That’s going to be how the world will be; kowtowing the Chinese brutal master. The world let it happen and can’t blame it on anybody. Get used to it.

]]> By: dood http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/04/17/nagano-boosts-security-force-for-torch-relaychinese-guards-might-participate/comment-page-1/#comment-161039 dood Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:08:26 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=4314#comment-161039 <blockquote cite="">They have asked that six “security runners” be sent to Japan, to take turns in pairs running alongside the Olympic flame. Committee officials said that the members’ job would be overseeing the Olympic torch, and added that they would not directly participate in security. </blockquote> So I'm guessing that if ever some protesting person tries to grab the torch, these "Chinese torch team members" will just "oversee" what's happening (i.e. just stare at the torch and not do anything). A rose by any other name... This really is an issue of national sovereignty. Chinese police (or any other country's police force) have no jurisdiction or authority whatsoever in foreign soil. I wonder how Japan will deal this. The "change-the-name" approach is just too crude. And I don't know if they'll buckle down to Beijing.

They have asked that six “security runners” be sent to Japan, to take turns in pairs running alongside the Olympic flame. Committee officials said that the members’ job would be overseeing the Olympic torch, and added that they would not directly participate in security.

So I’m guessing that if ever some protesting person tries to grab the torch, these “Chinese torch team members” will just “oversee” what’s happening (i.e. just stare at the torch and not do anything). A rose by any other name…

This really is an issue of national sovereignty. Chinese police (or any other country’s police force) have no jurisdiction or authority whatsoever in foreign soil.

I wonder how Japan will deal this. The “change-the-name” approach is just too crude. And I don’t know if they’ll buckle down to Beijing.

]]> By: shazzb0t http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/04/17/nagano-boosts-security-force-for-torch-relaychinese-guards-might-participate/comment-page-1/#comment-161035 shazzb0t Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:31:28 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=4314#comment-161035 They know the world is opposed to their regime and the Beijing Olympics. I hope that torch never makes it to Beijing. They know the world is opposed to their regime and the Beijing Olympics. I hope that torch never makes it to Beijing.

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