Oh, this is a shock...

Right after word came that US casualties in Iraq had broken the 1,000 mark, came this announcement from Reich Minister for Fatherland Security, Herr Ridge.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apwashington_story.asp?category=1152&slug=Ridge%20Terrorism

So, we've lost a thousand troops.. LOOK! Terrorists! Under the bed! Run!

Tom Ridge has become the Bureaucrat who Cried Wolf. Whenever the current administration needs to distract the media, Ridge comes out with yet another ominous, vague warning about terrorism.

The sad thing is that this is beoming so predictable that I saw about ten people comment that they expected a terrorism warning the moment they heard about the casualty count.

I can't wait until November.

And there's a lake under the Opera House...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1299444,00.html

Wow. Mix this with all the weirdness you find under Moscow, and you could have tons of dungeon-delving fun in urban games!