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Where was that subway SWAT team when I needed it?

Yesterday, in the morning rush hour, I was puzzled by the presence of three fully-tricked-out SWAT team members carrying automatic weapons at the Dongdan station on Beijing's line 1.Today, in the afternoon rush hour, I could have used the stern hand of... ...full story at James Fallows

from James Fallows on Thu, Apr 09 2009

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