China Detains White House Olympic Press Plane

[Matt Molnar]

If there was any doubt about how serious China is about searching everyone's stuff, it should be gone now.

White House press corps plane detained in China (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080807/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_press_corps_plane)

By PAUL ALEXANDER, Associated Press Writer Thu Aug 7, 6:05 PM ET

BEIJING - A charter airplane carrying the White House press corps was detained for nearly three hours Friday at Beijing's international airport not long after President Bush arrived to attend the Olympic Games.
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The flight crew of the Northwest Airlines 747 had been expecting to park at a VIP terminal, but after landing was instead directed by the control tower to a normal international gate.

White House officials would say only there were "logistical problems" getting clearance to unload the aircraft. The flight crew was told the Chinese were insisting that all luggage be inspected. [Full Article (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080807/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_press_corps_plane)]

[T-Bird76]

What a slap in the face... Prob a direct result of Bush's statements about China's human rights record this week. I refuse to watch the Olympics this year! These Olympics are nothing more then a repeat of the 1936 Nazi Germany Olympics. Nazi Germany circa 1936 and China have way to much in common for my taste.

[Midnight Mike]

What a slap in the face... Prob a direct result of Bush's statements about China's human rights record this week. I refuse to watch the Olympics this year! These Olympics are nothing more then a repeat of the 1936 Nazi Germany Olympics. Nazi Germany circa 1936 and China have way to much in common for my taste.

The IOC should be ashamed for allowing China to get away with many things and the pressure that is being placed on members of the free media....