With the Olympics kicking off tomorrow, Michael Scherer wonders whether President Bush will make any statements about China's complicity with, and indeed support of, the genocide in Sudan. Here's his chance: Earlier this week, the Chinese government revoked the visa of Joey Cheek, a speedskater and the U.S. Olympic Committee's 2006 sportsman of the year.
Cheek is the head of Team Darfur, a group of Olympic athletes dedicated to ending the genocide in Darfur -- one member, Lopez Lamong, will carry the U.S. flag in the opening ceremony. Even Mitt Romney, who headed the Salt Lake Olympics effort in 2002, had harsh words for the regime. As Scherer points out, Bush has promised to advocate on behalf of those suffering in Darfur -- now's his chance for him to put his money where his mouth is. And it wouldn't hurt to hear from presidential candidates, either...
--Tim Fernholz
