Tibetan activists made the most of the ceremony to light the Olympic torch. In the streets of Olympia as it began its journey, they protested in the full glare of the world's media against Chinese rule in Tibet and the planned route of the Olympic flame. "Shame on China. Don't send China's blood-tainted torch to Tibet. Free Tibet. Tibet is an independent country," shouted Tenzin Dorjee, leader More.. of Students for a Free Tibet, as he was led away by police. He has denounced the silence of the International Olympic Committee over China's repression of demonstrations there, saying: "I hold Mr Jacques Rogge and the IOC personally responsible for what happens in Tibet." The IOC president has defended his policy of "diplomatic silence" regarding Beijing, adding that the Olympic Committee is neither a government nor an NGO. He explained: "There is no momentum whatsoever today, no credible momentum today, for a boycott. The major governments do not want it and the sports community definitely does not want it." But the Tibetan government-in-exile has been calling non-stop for a boycott since unrest broke out in Tibet on March 14. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner initially said the idea was "interesting" but quickly changed his tune. He said: "You could not get more Tibetan than the Dali Lama. He is absolutely against a boycott of the Olympic Games and calls for cultural autonomy. That is what we are for." The Olympic flame is due to travel across five continents and visit more than 130 cities in its 137,000 kilometre odyssey. Ironically, as it seems so far, the relay is called the Journey of Harmony. If supporters of a free Tibet have their way, the discord has only just begun. Less..