::Thursday, August 12, 2004::
THE OLYMPIC JUGGERNAUT
..The Olympics are here once again and people will be paying attention as always. What political implications , if any, the games will play make it all the more interesting than the previous ones. The political dynamics will flow over during the festivities as the world continues to dwell on the consequences, for good or bad, of President Bush's decision to go to war with Iraq as part of the overall war on terrorism. Will the American players be booed? What general reception will Americans get from a mostly European crowd? Will the rest of the world join in and choose sides or will they be fence-sitters this time? A conundrum indeed.
