WSJ's Claudia Rosett: China on Hong Kong: "Taking Liberties"

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Taking Liberties
Bush shrugs as China prepares to crush freedom in Hong Kong.

BY CLAUDIA ROSETT
Wednesday, June 11, 2003 12:01 a.m.

Atrocities do not always begin with bloodshed. Some start with genteel legalisms. Only later do you see the barrel of the gun.