Brotherdoc would like to take a moment to applaud the recent decision made by film director Stephen Spielberg to withdraw from his position as artistic advisor for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Mr. Spielberg’s decision was in response to the Chinese government’s complicity in the continued genocide being carried by the government in Sudan. China purchases 2/3 of the oil produced in Sudan and in exchange China sells weapons to the Sudanese government. The Darfur region of Sudan has already witnessed the murder of over 200,000 and the displacement of 2.5 million people. In a BBC news report, Spielberg "accused China of not doing enough to pressure Sudan to end the ‘continuing human suffering’ in the troubled western Darfur region.”
The Chinese government has yet to respond to Mr. Spielberg’s withdrawal, but I doubt that the Chinese government will be pleased with the direct connection being made concerning their involvement with the Sudanese government and the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of innocent people. I believe that it is imperative that others join Mr. Spielberg in pressuring China to reconsider its support of the government in Sudan, especially now that the world will be turning its attention to Beijing this summer.
It is time that we all joined Stephen Spielberg, along with Don Cheadle and George Clooney, and raise our voices to stop the terrible tragedy happening right before our eyes.
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