Olympic torch relay: move along, nothing to see here
UPDATE: According to reports, the flame has been extinguished by officials and the torch put on a bus in order to avoid protests. Lots of YouTube updates here.
The scenes along the Olympic torch relay route yesterday were extraordinary. Blue-tracksuited Chinese surrounded by yellow-jacketed police, trying to fend off invaders, so that by the end the torch and its bearers were almost invisible behind a bouncing wall of paranoia. (more…)
