naivety, hypocrisy and tplac

ms lin hatfield dodds, president of the australian council of social security (acoss), national director of uniting care australia and act australian of the year, yesterday withdrew from the olympic torch relay which will be meandering through beijing's sister city tomorrow. she cited recent human rights violations in tibet as her reason for abdicating her position, quote "i hope that it send a message to the world at large that human rights matter." human rights do matter, they mattered in 1989 and 1951 as well not just when the cameras are rolling