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Standard Bearer

By "Milbarge" and "Fitz-Hume"

I was pleased to see that the U.S. Olympic team elected runner Lopez Lomong to carry the flag during this week's opening ceremonies at the Beijing Games. Lomong was born in Sudan, was a victim of that country's civil war, came to America in 2001, and became a U.S. citizen last year. He's deserving of this honor for a lot of reasons, but I really like the vote as a statement about the suffering in Darfur -- and China's complicity with the Sudanese regime. I imagine some Chinese officials will be squirming when the U.S. delegation marches into the stadium. As his website shows, Lomong is outspoken on the issue. I just hope the television commentators will note the symbolism, too.

Full post as published by Begging the Question on August 06, 2008 (boomark / email).