Hi, This is Your Government E-Mailing...

Today was the first day of our spring break, and I wasn't exactly sure what I would do today. Clearly not trying to put any ideas into my head, I got an e-mail this morning from the U.S. Embassy here in Rome (read the full text here). They wanted to tell me about a 20,000 person protest planned for today to coincide with the 3rd "anniversary" of the start of the war in Iraq. I wonder why I don't get these announcements in the U.S.? I guess maybe because they didn't think I should go:

"American citizens are... urged to avoid the areas involved with the demonstration... and to exercise caution if within the vicinity of any demonstrations."

Well, I didn't wind up going. Instead I took refuge behind a cheeseburger and fries in one of our informal American Embassies, The Hard Rock Café, but that's another entry...

This entry was posted by brady on Saturday, March 18. 2006 at 03:42. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own blog.

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