Boston.com and The Big Picture

I’ve been following the regular and often fascinating offerings by Alan Taylor at The Big Picture blog over at Boston.com; it’s nice to see a n...

I’ve been following the regular and often fascinating offerings by Alan Taylor at The Big Picture blog over at Boston.com; it’s nice to see a news-oriented that’s so well-curated and visually compelling.

Here’s an excerpt from yesterday’s post, which seems to jive with our morning missiles:

Earlier in June, China launched a week-long series of anti-terrorist
drills called “Great Wall 5”, in preparation for the upcoming 2008
Olympic Games.

China Photos/Getty
Images

Paramilitary policemen display their skills during an anti-terror drill
themed “To Welcome Olympic Games,To Ensure the Security” at Datianwan
Stadium on July 2, 2008 in Chongqing Municipality, China. China has
launched a series of anti-terror drills at the national level to ensure
security for the upcoming Olympics in Beijing.

China Photos/Getty Images

Chinese paramilitary policemen display their
fighting skills at Datianwan Stadium on July 2, 2008 in Chongqing
Municipality, China.

AP
Photo/Xinhua/Fan Changguo

In this photo released by the official Xinhua news
agency, members of China’s armed police demonstrate a rapid deployment
during an anti-terrorist drill held in Jinan, east China, on Wednesday
July 2, 2008, roughly one month ahead of the Beijing Olympic Games.

There’s something just un-scary about a segway.