Pardon our gallows humor … Just as a friendly reminder, there are many people in the world who have an extreme distaste for the government that has its seat of power in our city. Living inside the Beltway, we can often forget this fact. And then there are those television images that force us to remain cognizant of this uncomfortable reality.
Outside the American Embassy on Grosvenor Square in London on Friday, about 300 protesters using “language [that] was offensive and unpleasant in the extreme,” as CNN reports, called for the destruction of Washington via nuclear annihilation. Screaming “Nuke, nuke, Washington! Bomb, bomb the Pentagon!” their hatred of the United States was made quite clear.
So, just in case, remember these helpful tips from Ready.gov as to how to prepare for a nuclear strike on the capital. Now that the much-scorned color-coded homeland security threat level system seems to be on the chopping block, it may be time to institute some new standards. The Examiner’s Patrick W. Gavin has suggested a 15-point homeland security guide.
Do you have a thick shield to block you from radiation? Maybe they sell them at Rodman’s.
