I think I'm gonna be sick

[wendykh]

http://sports.sympatico.msn.ca/Beijing2008/Video/ContentPosting.aspx?v=2fb72f42-fd79-4977-9e5e-33d1f17a3da3

This is a friend of mine. (Yeah, Schwartz for those of you who know him)
Pray for him.

Pat says being on the news is the best thing that could happen for him, but yk, I am not trusting in anything till I hear it.

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[raccoonbonapart.livejournal.com]

That gave me a start! You said that it's Schwartz and then the title of the video is "Tourist murdered in Beijing." For anyone else reading, Chris Schwartz is not dead.

Here's an article with more info:
http://www.thespec.com/News/article/415817

It seems like the worst that could happen is he'll get deported, but right now he's probably not very comfortable.

[wendykh.livejournal.com]

Pat and I are more worried about him being "disappeared." The govt claiming they don't know shit and insisting whoever took him were not cops.

But that's me playing Chicken Little and thanking god I'm not his mother right now. And Pat remembering lengthy sessions being quizzed over his honestly rather minor falun dafa activism.

[raccoonbonapart.livejournal.com]

http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=fa359eab-30db-404e-8601-2900fcf702c6

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"The Chinese government is seeking to cover up its ugly occupation of Tibet with the bright lights of the Olympics," said Matt Whitticase of the Free Tibet Campaign. "Our action at Tiananmen Square today (Saturday) highlights the determination of Tibetans and people of conscience that no amount of repression from the Chinese government will extinguish the desire of Tibetans for freedom and to speak out against China's worsening abuses in Tibet."

The incident comes a day after the Olympic Games officially began in the Chinese capital. In the lead-up to the Games, concerns were voiced over China's handling of human rights protests and freedom of expression.

In Beijing, officials in plain clothes lead the protesters away and brought them inside a building near the square, said Tethong. Reporters and others followed the group to the building, but later dispersed after "undercover police" started to take pictures of the group outside, said Tethong.

There has been confusion over whether Schwartz is actually a Canadian.

Foreign Affairs Minister David Emerson told reporters outside BC-Canada Pavilion - kitty-corner to Tiananmen Square - that they are checking into reports that Schwartz, may not be Canadian.

"There is some question as to whether the individual is a Canadian," he said. "Consular staff are looking into it."

What's that all about?? I guess they can't deport him if they don't know where to deport him to!

[raccoonbonapart.livejournal.com]

Whoa, I don't know how all of that ended up in my comment. This is the only part of the article that I was trying to post:

Foreign Affairs Minister David Emerson told reporters outside BC-Canada Pavilion - kitty-corner to Tiananmen Square - that they are checking into reports that Schwartz, may not be Canadian.

"There is some question as to whether the individual is a Canadian," he said. "Consular staff are looking into it."

[wendykh.livejournal.com]

wtfffffff?????