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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

A Tale of Two Olympics

Here's some food for thought.
Posted by Mad Minerva at 10:01 AM
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Labels: Beijing Olympics, Chinese government, dissidents, freedom issues, human rights, London Olympics, public relations

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