U.S. team picks Georgian to lead them in closing ceremony

While U.S. athletes have stayed silent about politics during these Olympic Games, their actions have spoken volumes.

First came the decision by U.S. team captains to pick runner Lopez Lomong, who was a Sudanese war refugee, to lead the U.S. delegation into the Aug. 8 opening ceremony as the team's flag bearer.

Many interpreted Lomong's selection as a dig at the Chinese government's support of Sudan, which has armed militias that have killed hundreds of thousands of people in the country's Darfur region. » read more