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China's Olympics. Security Trumps Fun. Why Oh Why?

By Dan Harris and Steve Dickinson

Excellent Washington Post article on how China's increased security (including executions) may end up taking the "fun" out of the Olympics. The article is entitled, "Across China, Security Instead Of Celebration: Police Crack Down on 'Hostile Forces,' Apply New Safety Measures." and though I have read a whole slew of these articles, this one really got me thinking. Is China using the Olympics as an excuse to crack down on dissent or is it justified in its security concerns? I not only do not know, I do not think there is any way to know until the Olympics are over and done with. What do you think? UPDATE: Just heard about the explosions in Yunnan Province. Does this change things?

Full post as published by China Law Blog on July 20, 2008 (boomark / email).