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IOC Head: We Can Weather Torch 'Crisis'

Dalai Lama supports Chinese Olympics —and open protests

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 10, 2008 11:15 AM CDT

(Newser) – The protests following the Olympic torch around the globe are a “crisis,” but the International Olympic Committee has faced worse, its chief said today. The Games, he said, would “rebound," the BBC reports. Meanwhile, the Dalai Lama said China “deserved”...   Read full story »

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