Georgia Wants Olympics Moved Out of Sochi
Early this week Georgia wrote a letter to the International Olympic Committee, requesting that the 2014 Winter Olympics be moved from Russia. The Georgian delegation claims that Sochi is in the middle of a Very dangerous region, and questioned whether spectators and athletes would be safe.
In August, Russia and Georgia fought a war, when Georgia launched an attack on South Ossetia. Russian forces repelled the attack, drove into Georgia and stayed there for weeks. Georgia was rebuffed Friday in its bid to get the 2014 Winter Olympics moved out of the Russian resort of Sochi for security reasons. Patrick Hickey, president of the European Olympic body, cut in to respond instead of Chernyshenko.
"We have great respect for your country, but this is an organization for sport and not for politics," he said. "We cannot discuss these issues. You've had your say. The IOC is very satisfied with the guarantees given by the Russian NOC (national Olympic committee), the organizing committee and the Russian government." Read more here.
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Activists Prepare for Whaling Season
Mr Garrett said he intends using diplomatic efforts together with the results of the new research project to influence the IWC and force Japan to stop hunting, "I'm not under any delusions as to how difficult and challenging this task is,” he said.For more on this story read here. Whoa! Hold it there! Diplomatic efforts have not worked thus far, and it seems that the only people who are trying to actively do something are folks at Sea Shepherd. It's not the research that is the issue, it is the fact that whales are being slaughtered illegally for profit! Now that Peter Garrett is in a position of power, a position where something could be done, why not do something? Diplomacy can only get you so far, and activists are putting their lives at risk because governments are unwilling to do anything.