The Obama administration is refusing to say whether blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng is under United States protection in Beijing.| However, he has been declared the winner of the Jose Feliciano Lookalike Contest... |
Mr Chen had been jailed for four years and then spent 19 months under house arrest after he exposed forced abortions and sterilisations in the Chinese countryside. He was under 24-hour guard and could barely move without being watched.
But somehow the blind activist has escaped from his home prison, apparently by pretending to be asleep for extended periods of time and lulling his captors into a false sense of security.
| How many times have I seen that in movies? You'd think the modern prison guards would be wise to that one, just like the one where the con pretends to be sick so that the guards will open the cell door and get jumped. But NO-o-o-o-o, once again the Keystone Koppers fall for it. Cheeez... |
Analysts say it is inconceivable that the US would agree to hand Mr Chen back to the Chinese authorities.
| Oh really? I can certainly see Champ doing it. |
| Another way to report that is that Mr. Brennan has no idea what to do and is stalling for time... |
| Hi. How are you all doing? We are not happy, Mrs. Crinton! I know. It's the blind guy, right? |
"I am finally free but I'm worried that my mother, my wife and my child are still under their control," he said. "They'll keep on persecuting them and since I'm now free, they'll look to take out revenge on my family".
| That's generally what communists do... |