| Link of the Week Wes Pruden, editor-in-chief of the Washington Times, zings the Administration for its complete lack of fortitude in dealing with Communist China, from the Olympics to the trials of Li Shaomin and Gao Zhan, to PNTR. On Beijing�s Bid for the 2008 Olympic Games Michelle Malkin, in the Washington Times angrily demands why the Bush Administration has chosen to be neutral on Beijing�s quest for the Olympics. Nat Hentoff, on the same subject, reminds us all of the Berlin Games of 1936; his column also appeared in the Washington Times. Other Links Jim Hoagland, in the Washington Post, joins the growing chorus of analysts who see India as freedom�s biggest regional block against Communist China�s ambitions. Editorial in the Washington Times on the return of the EP-3, in pieces, to the United States. Willy Wo-Lap Lam (CNN) forecasts what he sees the World Trade Organization doing to the Chinese Communist Party. While his optimism on the subject may be highly overblown, one can only hope that he is right when he says �the forces of economics will triumph over outdated dogmas -- especially those that serve only a privileged minority.� In any event, he certainly has the �privileged minority� part right. Duncan Hewitt (BBC) on the Chinese Communist Party�s 80th Anniversary. Craig Smith, in the New York Times, examines the life of Lloyd Zhao, a Falun Gong practitioner and computer specialists who spends his days battling Communist attempts to block the movement�s travels on the information superhighway. Feel free to forward this to anyone you think might be interested in receiving this. Anyone who wishes to join can send his/her name and e-mail address to [email protected]. |