Red alert? Stay home, await word. Pure madness.
I sometimes get the feeling that the heavily armed soldiers and policemen running around the city are intended to suppress citizen revolt rather than terrorist activity. More likely it’s just another feel-good measure, which in case you hadn’t heard, is expected to cost the city over $5M per week.
On a more humorous note, if you haven’t seen the web site published by the Department of Homeland Security, you’re not missing much. For some laughs, check out this site instead.
More than most, the people of Halabja would love to see the end of Saddam Hussein but many are sceptical about American motives, pointing out that Washington was backing him at the time and tried to blame nearby Iran for the chemical attack on Halabja.