Posted AT 4:03 AM EDT on 01/04/08
China fires up rhetoric before torch is even lit
BEIJING — At 10:30 yesterday morning, Chinese organizers were already handing out the news to the foreign media. The Olympic torch relay on Tiananmen Square had been greeted by "long ovations" and "a joyous atmosphere."
Unfortunately the officials were a little premature. Their rapturous account was issued a full hour before the actual event.
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