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 Olympics and Peace - a success story
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Statalyzer
Posted: Aug 15 2008, 02:25 PM


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http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/j...ov=ap&type=lgns

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The crowds flocked to the same central square where in June thousands protested election results and five were killed during riots against police. The unrest prompted President Nambaryn Enkhbayar to declare the country’s first-ever state of emergency.

In an apparent sign of reconciliation, Enkhbayar shook hands with the chairman of the opposition party, the Mongolian Democratic Party, in the square before the two sang the national anthem together.


Usually I think the whole "This brings the world together and makes statement against violence and blah blah blah" think is baloney, but it's nice to see that sometimes the Olympics really do make a difference to the state of the rest of real life somewhere.
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