Olympic-Sized Protest

Good.

Two American and two British protesters slipped through a smothering Olympic security net Wednesday, climbed a pair of lamp posts and unfurled banners demanding freedom for Tibet near the new stadium where the Beijing Games are to open Friday night.

The showy protest, which took place shortly before the final leg of the Olympic torch relay set out from Tiananmen Square to the cheers of bused-in crowds, constituted a substantial embarrassment for Chinese security forces, who have vowed to prevent political demonstrations by foreigners as well as Chinese during the games.

The four were led away by police but not arrested, according to Chinese authorities.

It's a global embarrassment that these Olympics are being held in China. They have rejected all the promises they made on human rights as a condition for getting the invitation to host the Games. The domestic protesters have practically all been locked up by the Chinese authorities. I'm tempted to not watch 10 seconds of this propaganda.

And free Joey Cheek.