A policeman catches a protester who tried to stop the Beijing Olympics torch relay on in Paris.
Protests against China's human rights record and the government's links to the violence in Darfur have turned the typically celebratory Olympic torch relay into chaos.
This from the Washington Post:
"Protesters halted the Olympic torch relay in Paris Monday, forcing officials to extinguish the flame at least three times and carry it inside a bus for safety, despite a massive deployment of 3,000 police across the heart of the city. ...By late afternoon Paris time, with the relay hours behind schedule and facing continuous stops by protesters, officials gave up on finding a way to restart the procession. They said the torch would be carried by bus for the rest of the route."
Even presidential candidates are jumping into the mix: Hillary Clinton today encouraged President Bush to boycott the Olympics' opening ceremony ... presumably in an attempt to draw attention away from the resignation of her campaign's chief architect, Mark Penn.
What's your stance on China hosting the Olympic Games?
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