Rights Groups Utilize Death

WHAT THEY SAY

BEIJING (Reuters) - A senior Cuban athletics coach denied on Monday that his team's best hope for a track gold at the Beijing Olympics had signed a controversial petition pressing China over Tibet and human rights.

Last week, rights groups published a petition they said was signed by 40 athletes, including Cuba's 110 metre world record holder Dayron Robles, urging Chinese President Hu Jintao to find peace in Tibet and protect freedom of religion and opinion.

The appearance of Robles's name was a surprise given close ties between Cuba and China, which are both Communist-run.

Cuban athletes generally avoid touchy politics, with the exception of defectors from the state-run sports system.

WHAT THE TRUTH REALLY IS
The rights groups are getting out of hand, really. Threatening Dayron Robles with Death if he doesn't sign the petition is too much. And after that, Cuba's state-run sports athletic division threatens a senior coach with Death. Too many threatenings of Death in the world. Too less Deaths.