Totalitarian Olympics

The headlines about Olympic preparations are always interesting (all from the Financial Times):

"Beijing wants dogs off menu during Olympics"

"China cracks down on cars for Olympics"

"China fund managers asked to stay for Games" (to "ensure stock market stability")

"China shoots dead five ‘holy war’ militants" (who "were a pressing threat to next month's Olympic Games")

"Beijing unrepentant over Olympic motto"

"Beijing issues Olympics clapping guide"

And from NY Times: "No Spitting on the Road to Olympic Glory"

They need to chill out. I've heard dog is actually decent- and it's not like foreigners can read the menu anyway.