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re: "although I suspect that no one on the Right will ever acknowledge that... "

I acknowledge it.

He got it right.

After getting it wrong.

I wonder how much correcting his mistake cost the United States. It will probably be a long time before we find out. You can bet that China did not let Chen leave for nothing. And the U.S. previously had him in their embassy!

I can't wait to hear his explanation about what actually happened when he first went to the U.S. embassy. Remember: The White House claims he never asked for asylum. And please, let's not play games over the definition of 'asylum.' He was speaking Chinese, so I'm sure he didn't use THAT precise English word.)




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Another diplomatic success for the Obama administration although I suspect that no one on the Right will ever acknowledge that...
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Sat, 19 May 12 6:34 PM
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Chen Guangcheng, Blind Chinese Activist, En Route To United States

By DIDI TANG and GILLIAN WONG

05/19/12

BEIJING — A blind Chinese legal activist was hurriedly taken from a hospital and put on a plane for the United States on Saturday, closing a nearly monthlong diplomatic tussle that had tested U.S.-China relations.

Chen Guangcheng, sitting in a wheelchair and accompanied by his wife and two children, boarded United Airlines Flight 88 for the 12-hour flight to Newark, outside New York City, a few hours after Chinese authorities suddenly told him to pack and prepare to leave...

For the full article, go to:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/19/chinese-activist-chen-on-_n_1529231.html

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