The Solution

I emailed my dad that I would be in Al Hillah for a couple days last week. I cracked up when I read his response:

OUT OF THE GREEN ZONE, AYA?!! 1 1/2 HOURS??? BY AIR OR ROAD? HOPE YOU'RE TRAVELING SAFE. THESE ARE THE LITTLE TRIPS PEOPLE "DISAPPEAR" ON AND TURN UP ON CNN...DOESN'T HELP THE ANXIETY HERE.

SEND THEM A COUPLE HUNDRED FEET OF PVC PIPE AND A WATER SPIGOT, A HUNDRED CHLORINE TABLETS, A BUCKET AND THEY HAVE A WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM. OF COURSE THEY'LL USE IT TO MAKE A PIPE BOMB, BUT AT LEAST YOU TRIED.

IF IT'S ELECTRICITY THEY WANT....DURACELL STOCK WILL GO UP IF WE SUPPLY ENOUGH BATTERIES AND SOME MAGLITES. OF COURSE WITH ENOUGH INGENUITY THEY CAN TAKE THE BATTERY STUFF AND MAKE MORE EXPLOSIVES....HMMM....CHUCK THAT IDEA.

HOPE YOU'RE SAFE. LOVE YOU. DAD

Dad should be running this place.