I recently read an article by a "China-watcher" Prof. James Petras, and he feel strongly that this out of control administration is making it very difficult to come to agreeable terms with China about military, borders, independent nations, future trade agreements, just about anything.  Some of the reaons he gives:

Water, how often do we truly think about this substance?  The substance that sustains all of our lives. This is the single most important thing we ingest in our bodies every day. Many of us are living very fortunate lives where we do not know anyone who has died from drinking dirty water. This is not the case for most of the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) did an assessment on water and sanitation with the most recent one being completed in 2000.

I have due respect for honest, fair competition on a even playing field.  I'm not sure what this has to do with the global Olympics, however  Other views to ponder:

Jack Blood spills his guts about Alex Jones on his show, "Deadline Live" -- Feb 24 2010

After Jones bashed Debra Medina, Jack was pushed to the breaking point and unleashed a lot of pent-up anger towards Jones. He told first-hand accounts of Jones' phoniness and bullsh_t. We find out that Jones doesn't even read the documents when he maniacally exclaims " We have the documents" ! He sometimes has his underlings sign his autographs to videos. He seems to like to throw everyone under the bus. Oh yeah, we also find out that he can't handle his liquor.