Some evidence that the Chinese may be using the SARS epidemic to cover other, less savory aspects of their rule. While most of the attention has focused on the party's sacking of a couple of officials, the AP reports that the government is banning tourists from Tibet and Western China. Inasmuch as tourists haven't been the main vector for the spread of the disease within China, this is more than a little suspicious. Perhaps we should add "Sickness is Health" to the Orwellian triptych.