New York
New York, Washington, and other major cities began putting on “a show of force” this week that will last for the duration of the war with Iraq. In New York, armed guards were deployed around bridges and landmarks, and fighter jets patrolled the skies. In Miami and Los Angeles, the Coast Guard guarded harbors and watched over cargo ships. In Washington, masked “ninja guards” took up positions around the White House, the Capitol, and the monuments. The nation went back on orange alert, amid warnings that there was a “high” risk of a terrorist attack by Iraqi or al Qaida agents. Police officials said they were taking the warning very seriously. “It’s almost like ‘orange plus,’” said Miami police Chief John Timoney. “This is the real thing now.”
The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
-
A Nipah virus outbreak in India has brought back Covid-era surveillanceUnder the radar The disease can spread through animals and humans
-
Nasa’s new dark matter mapUnder the Radar High-resolution images may help scientists understand the ‘gravitational scaffolding into which everything else falls and is built into galaxies’
-
Is the US about to lose its measles elimination status?Today's Big Question Cases are skyrocketing
