MAN... I heard that story too!! I first want to say on behalf of America... I am sorry that he said what he said. Unfortunately American journalism tends to use shocking words to try to jolt people to get attention (usually to the reporter). So in that he was very successful. But for what it is worth, I do not believe he was speaking about the Chinese people. I think he was referring to the government. But if you hold his statements up to his own measure, he should be calling American politicians and presidents Goons and thugs too. Its just in that situation, he must agree with the politics involved (i.e. Iraq invasion).

So yeah... To answer your question to me... I think he chose the wrong words... and he insulted many people. For someone who is paid to be in the limelight and report NEWS... he should know better. And REPORT the news, not become the news. So I am sorry that you were offended... Please do not judge America by his words. The majority of the people I know are confused about the Tibet issue in regards to the Olympic issue. But I think that the two are seperate. The games should bring unity and a sense of coorporation and pride to all.   Tibet I think should be "freed", but more like Hong Kong... an SAR... (then again I think Iraq should be freed too!   So really our governments are the same...

回答你的问题，我想他使用了错误的词语，他侮辱了很多人。对于领取薪水在引人注目的中心报告新闻的人，他更应该清楚，要播报新闻，而不是让自己成为新闻。我很难过你被冒犯了。请不要以他的言辞来评判美国。很多美国人把奥运和西藏问题混淆了。但我认为这两者应当是分开的。体育运动应该是把团结和合作精神以及荣誉传播给大家。西藏我觉得应该更‘自由’，但是应该更象香港。（我觉得伊拉克也是这样）所以实际上政府也差不多是这种意思。

Sure... you can quote me. :) Who would you quote me to? :) Are you a journalist or writer?   Something else that comes to mind is the Michael Moore film "Bowling for Columbine". He makes a point in the film how the media is about promoting fear. (fear of the unknown or different) This could be part of that...   In the past   7 years I think the US and China have become very close. And I think that   in this time a lot of fear has gone away (The American fear of the Chinese). I remember growing up in the 80's and fearing nuclear war with the Russians (aka "The communists"). We were taught that they were inherently evil... With USSR gone now, it basically leaves China as the last world communist world power... I think that this CNN guy is pulling on the old scare tactics used in the old days to describe our old enemies (a.k.a. communism).   (After all, Americans are tired of being told to fear Al Queida & Bin Laden) Maybe we are tired because its not an enemy we can fight, since its an ideology not an army. So this guy decides to say some ill advised words to describe the Chinese government to re-kindle the fear of communism.   But like I said before... the average American on the street (that I know ) really like the Chinese people and culture. There is an excitement on our side that we   can now engage, and be exposed to Chinese culture. There is LESS fear of the unknown...   Anyways. I hope that the Chinese people who were hurt by these statements, would not hate Americans or think that his words represent what we think.

Mark Allen；(writer and director of music videos)