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Much of the international unease with the Sochi Games has focused on the threat of terrorism, Putin's domestic repressiveness, and the Russian campaign of anti-gay propaganda.

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George Packer
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: August 13
Journalist
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Santa Clara
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