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Beijing Olympics: Chinese man 'kills American tourist'
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by stvalentine | August 9, 2008 at 03:45 am
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The attack, in central Beijing, was made on two Americans and their Chinese guide. It was still unclear whether the attack was a simple criminal assault or had a political motive.
A spokeswoman for the International Olympic Committee said the attack reportedly involved relatives of an Olympic official.
The victims are reported to have been relatives of the American volleyball team coach.
Reports suggest their assailant was a man named Tang Yo Min.
Determined to portray China as a peaceful, welcoming country, the authorities have drafted in 30,000 police and soldiers to provide an all-enveloping security blanket for the Games.
However, the terrorist attack in the country’s far western Xinjiang province last week by Muslim ethnic Uighurs pushed the authorities to increase the security presence.
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at 03:55 on August 9th, 2008
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at 05:13 on August 9th, 2008
stvalentine, It's good stuff:
Totalitarianism!
Every cab is bugged with a camera and a microphone.
Every internet connection is tapped and bugged.
300,000 cameras cover the “safe zones” in Beijing.
150,000 civilian plainclothes police “minders” patrol and attempt to control the behavior of the population in the capitol city during the Olympic Games.
15,000 performers in precise, machine-like motion mesmerize 91,000 attendees, and dazzle a world audience in the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games.
Still, human behavior can not be controlled by a massive central state socialist structure.
A knife attack kills one American male tourist associated with an Olympic volleyball team. This attack injures one American female tourist associated with an Olympic volleyball team and one Chinese tourist. The 47 year old attacker suspected to have come to Beijing from Eastern China, then commits suicide by jumping from 130 feet (13 stories) off of the tourist attraction where he launched his attack.
Chinese authorities are at a loss to explain how this incident could have happened. They had planned for every contingency.
Totalitarianism does not … and will not ever control outcomes.
at 21:30 on August 9th, 2008
Edmund, do you really think you know China? Have you ever been to China?