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The Umbrella Men of Tiananmen

With apologies to the BBC, CNN, Sammy Kaye, Beijing’s paramilitary police… well, everyone, really. The Umbrella Men of Tiananmen @ Yahoo! Video Somehow I didn’t think Youku would pass this one. The picture quality didn’t... ...full story at Black & White Cat

from Black & White Cat on Fri, Jun 05 2009

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