Adam Minter of Shanghai Scrap reveals that Italian reporter Francesco Liello from La Gazzetta Dello Sport — the wonderful guy that conjured up the Olympic Bible ban story which went on to cause quite a bit of a brouhaha — has been carrying the Olympic torch in Hubei, and the best part is, nobody seemed to realise who this guy was or what he did! In related news, China has decided to totally drop the international leg of the Paralympic torch relay, citing the Sichuan earthquake as the reason and saving itself from the headache of having to deal with more protests on foreign territory.
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