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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Ex-NBA Star: Olympians Should Speak About Human Rights in China John Amaechi is not your typical basketball star. The former center for Utah, Orlando and Cleveland is the first NBA alumnus to openly declare that he’s gay, and now he’s combining sports and cultural politics in another sense by serving as Amnesty International’s sports <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/may/31/humanrights.olympicgames2008" title="ambassador">ambassador</a> to this summer’s Beijing Olympics. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20080531_ex_nba_star_olympians_should_talk_about_human_rights_in_china/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20080531_ex_nba_star_olympians_should_talk_about_human_rights_in_china/</a> Copyright © 2008 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Ex-NBA Star: Olympians Should Speak About Human Rights in China John Amaechi is not your typical basketball star. The former center for Utah, Orlando and Cleveland is the first NBA alumnus to openly declare that he’s gay, and now he’s combining sports and cultural politics in another sense by serving as Amnesty International’s sports <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/may/31/humanrights.olympicgames2008" title="ambassador">ambassador</a> to this summer’s Beijing Olympics. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20080531_ex_nba_star_olympians_should_talk_about_human_rights_in_china/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20080531_ex_nba_star_olympians_should_talk_about_human_rights_in_china/</a> Copyright © 2008 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com

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