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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

The Secret City

What if you woke up tomorrow to learn that your country's political leaders had built a 2,702 square mile (7,000 sq km) city -- a lavish new capital, constructed in secret? If it sounds too fantastical or even conspiratorial, consider Myanmar, where the ruling junta has managed just such an architectural coup.