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Hey George Bush: Wanna Buy Some Computer Parts?

By Robert Paul Reyes

China will be hosting the Olympic Games this summer, and this has put the international spotlight on China's horrendous human rights record. Now it's soccer Moms and everyday folks, and not just aging hippies and Hollywood celebrities who are sporting "Free Tibet" T-Shirts.

China is a scofflaw state and doesn't respect intellectual property rights. The Chinese government tolerates the theft of everything from the latest Hollywood blockbuster to the newest version of the Windows operating system.

China is stealing technology from the United States -- everything from Dell computers to Boeing aircraft. That new" made in China" DVD player that you bought at Wal-Mart for only $25.99, it's probably an American or a Japanese who invented the technology.

China steals our technology to build better airplanes and computers, and uses their slave labor to sell us products contaminated with lead and heaven only knows what else.

When the clueless George W. Bush visits China for the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games, he should not only bring up the subject of Tibet, but also the pressing issues of intellectual property rights and piracy.

Newsflash to George W. Bush: Our real enemy is not Iraq, but China. They have launched a war against our economy, and they are using our stolen technology to defeat us.