Well...Damn

I knew it was going to happen someday...I just didn't think it'd be today. I'm linking to....Andrew Sullivan.

That's right. Here it is. At least it's not one of his bizarre pro-Bush, pro-Rethuglican screeds. No, this one is pretty straightforward:

From: "Baghdad, USConsul"
To: "Baghdad, USConsul"
Subject: Warden Message
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 14:36:13 +0000

Warden Message - Increased Security Awareness within the International Zone

On October 5, 2004, at approximately 1 pm, U.S. Embassy security personnel discovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at the Green Zone Café. A U.S. Military Explosive Ordnance Detachment safely disarmed the IED.
American citizens living or working in the International Zone are strongly encouraged to take the following security precautions:

* Limit non-essential movement within the International Zone, especially at night.
* Travel in groups of two or more.
* Carry several means of communication.
* Avoid the Green Zone Café, the Chinese Restaurants, the Lone Star restaurant and Vendor Alley.
* Conduct physical fitness training within a compound perimeter.
* Notify office personnel or friends of your travel plans in the International Zone.
**** Conduct a thorough search of your vehicle prior to entering it.

Consular Section
US Embassy Baghdad

In other words, the Green Zone just got a little redder. I don't think this is what Bush and Cheney had in mind when they talk of "progress" in Iraq--unless they're on the side of the insurgents.