Oscar winning director Steven Spielberg has withdrawn as an artistic advisor to the 2008 Beijing Olympics in protest over the Chinese government’s involvement in Sudan (Darfur). China is a major purchaser of Sudanese oil and invests heavily in the country’s related infrastructure.
“At this point, my time and energy must be spent not on Olympic ceremonies, but on doing all I can to help bring an end to the unspeakable crimes against humanity that continue to be committed in Darfur,”
In April, he wrote a letter to Chinese President Hu Jintao adding his voice to the chorus of people who have protested China’s involvement with the Sudanese government over the crisis in Darfur. At that time, Spielberg had asked to meet with Hu, but the president had not responded. [link]
Waaaay to make a stand there, buddy. You just figured out China tends to machine-gun civilizians, loves it’s propaganda (again), and fills it’s steamy buns with cardboard? What’s a few hundred thousand Christians in Sudan to an artist like yourself? Bravo. Oh…I allllmmmost forgot….figures….your the dumbass that didn’t see the value in making a sequel to E.T. But, God forbid we miss out on Jaws XXIV!
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