2008 Olympics: Coverage Behind the Scenes
Explosions Near Olympic Venues Go Unreported
Aug 19, 2008, 10:00 amAn explosion, within 50km of the Birds Nest in Beijing, resulted in 20 people being sent to a hospital August 17. This is the second explosion near Olympic venues in a week.
Liu Xiang’s Exit Raising Questions of Cover-Ups
Aug 19, 2008, 8:00 amThe Chinese community wonders if Liu Xiang's withdrawal from the race was premeditated.
Team Canada Takes Silver in Jumping and Trampoline
Aug 19, 2008, 3:00 amThe Canadian Olympic Team hit the podium two more times on Day 10 of the 2008 Summer Olympics, winning silver in the Mixed Team Equestrian Jumping and Women’s Trampoline events.
In China's Democracy You Don't Need to Vote
Aug 19, 2008, 2:00 amAccording to the Vice-president of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG), "China has its own version and way of exercising our democracy."
Eutelsat Capable of Broadcasting NTDTV Again
Aug 19, 2008, 2:00 amOlympic coverage in China is still blocked by Eutelsat, the French communications company
Military Expert: Olympic Ceremony Alarmingly Fascist
Aug 18, 2008, 3:00 pmColonel Yehuda Wegman found similarities between the Beijing Olympic opening ceremony and the ceremonies held by the Nazi regime.
Pressure Hobbles China's Champion Hurdler
Aug 18, 2008, 2:00 pmLiu's injury and withdrawal from the Games raised questions about the Chinese regime's training program.
Cheating China's Great Culture
Aug 18, 2008, 7:00 amThe 2008 Olympics Opening Ceremony was a grand display of discipline and misguided Chinese Culture.
Paranoia Keeps Stands Empty at Beijing Olympics
Aug 18, 2008, 3:00 amThe vast number of empty seats at the “sold-out” Beijing Olympics has baffled television and live spectators since the games began. But the mystery is finally starting to unravel.
Jin Pang's Olympic Pain
Aug 18, 2008, 3:00 amThis is not the first time her parents have been targeted, Ms Jin said. In 2001, after 11 days of torture, her mother lost her front teeth, the skin all over her body was burned, and her legs were covered in bruises and blood.
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