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March 13, 2012 04:47 am PDT
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/l8I8Jrct9uM/lockdown-london-how-the-olymp.html
Lockdown London: how the Olympics will turn London into (more of) a police state
In the Guardian, Stephen Graham describes the militarized security that will transform the UK capital into "Lockdown London" for the Olympics. London is set to meet and exceed Beijing for civil liberties violations, violent suppression of dissent, and overwhelming surveillance during the games, from the rule that says you're not allowed to display anti-Olympics posters [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/l8I8Jrct9uM/lockdown-london-how-the-olymp.html
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