Fortress DC

Plenty have written on the Green Zone-ization of Washington, DC since the Bush Junta found their golden opportunity in 9/11, but the scare-mongering hasn't really died down - and neither has the de-beautification of the City. The Times covers it this time, and includes some pretty telling pics. We never know which terror attacks are real, and which ones are fake until we get a body count. Anyways, being a part-time jogger, I've witnessed the massacre of the natural beautious DC landscape up close. I can't even imagine DC sans the war party - it must've been sooooo nice. It's still soooo nice, but...