Keepers of the Flame

The Olympic torch, ignited on Mount Olympus, Greece, on March 24, is being carried, driven and flown around the world. Some portions of the trip to China are covered by special charter plane. But the flame must never die until the giant Olympic cauldron is lighted in Beijing.

This Story Paris Protests Disrupt Torch Relay Article \| PARIS, April 7 -- Thousands of rowdy demonstrators forced cancellation of the last leg of the Olympic torch ceremony in Paris on Monday with repeated attacks on the procession, escalating international protests over China's human rights record ahead of the 2008 Games in Beijing this summer. The Olympic Torch's Route Protests Follow Olympic Torch Through Europe Go, Teams! Learning The Drill In China More Beijing Olympics News Keepers of the Flame The Convoy This Story Olympic Official Criticizes Anti-Chinese Protests Article \| BEIJING, April 9 -- A high-ranking Olympic official declared Wednesday that anti-Chinese protests during the torch relay had been "unacceptable," while acknowledging that he had watered down an official statement urging China to settle the conflict in Tibet. OLYMPIC SYMBOL IN SAN FRANCISCO: Dissent May Shift Torch's Route at Last Minute China Uses Heavy Hand Even With Its Gadflies Transcript: The Olympics: Dissent IOC Panel To Discuss Altering Torch Relay Raw Video: Olympic Torch Rally From CFR: The Question of Tibet Keepers of the Flame More Beijing 2008 Olympics News		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace del.icio.us NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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