Voice of America Article: "Calls to boycott the Olympics"

From the article: "... American actress and U.N. Children's Fund goodwill ambassador Mia Farrow recently co-wrote an article in The Wall Street Journal calling for a boycott of the games and accusing Beijing of "bankrolling Darfur's genocide."

French presidential candidate Francois Bayrou has said French athletes should boycott the Beijing Olympics to force China to act on Darfur. ..." [Link]

I bet these people have never swam 100 meters, ran a 10k, or swung a foil. I have no idea how boycotting an Olympics would suddenly bring peace in Darfur but an aggressive trade policy could.

China responded in an anemic fashion since they not only are buying oil from the Sudan but they are selling them weapons as well. The aforementioned rich people would better serve the people of Dafur by either donating to relief agencies that will assist in humanitarian efforts or by concentrating on draconian trade policies with China which may be much more effective.