According to the London TIMES Online April 9 2008
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"China’s blue-clad flame attendants, whose aggressive methods of safeguarding the Olympic torch have provoked international outcry, are paramilitary police from a force spun off from the country’s army.
"The squad of 30 young men from the police academy that turns out the cream of the paramilitary security force has the job at home of ensuring riot control, domestic stability and the protection of diplomats."
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Commentary: Oh how I hate the ominous overshadowing of the 'police state,' always threatening the world and overtaking particular countries. Oh I hate the feeling that often creeps over me these days that we're not that far from it here.
-Bud
2 comments:
What are they doing running the torch over the world anyway? Isn't lighting the flame at Athens, then running it around the host country the usual way to go?
I see that Canada is not planning a world tour for the torch when they hold the winter Olympics in 2010.
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