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30 May 2012

Syria: taking time off from the massacres to do some sport

No bans or boycotts in the Olympics.

By Steve Baxter

As the Olympics loom, the eyes of the world turn to London.

But there’s a real prospect that some of the cheering spectators could be those who have been responsible for some of the atrocities that have shocked the world. 

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