A nation racked with fear.

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

Last week I was in Philadelphia and thought I'd swing by to see the Liberty Bell on one of my breaks. But the lines for security and baracades were to much to deal with, so I passed it by, smirking at the "new liberty" of the post 9-11 world.

Security measures always looked overdone until something happens and everyone says "why weren't we more prepared to stop this?". That's the catch - we have to protect everything we consider historical or important. Terrorists only have to hit one thing to make an impact.