Sarkozy, like Bush, will not miss the Olympics

Contrary to earlier announcements, French President and current EU Council President Nicolas Sarkozy will attend the opening of the Olympic games in Peking after all. The left-leaning daily Právo looks down on Sarkozy's change of heart: The boycott of the opening ceremony "should be a clear statement that the powers of the democratic world do not treat human rights as a mere accoutrement to their speeches. But George Bush will not miss out on Peking's great spectacle, allegedly because he does not want to insult the people of China. Now Sarkozy is following suit. Let us see who else signs up, to keep the VIP boxes in the Olympic stadium looking full. As the saying goes: it is only a game. Why drag human rights into it? ... It is like putting on a shirt. If you start out putting one button in the wrong hole, the entire shirt is off kilter."

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