Topic: Daily Life
There is rumor floating through the Green Zone right now that has almost everyone very scared – supposedly the Ambassador is going to close all the liquor stores inside the Green Zone.

One variation of the rumor places the blame on religious leaders who have directed their followers to stop bringing alcohol into the Zone. Another variation of the rumor focuses on a US drive to evict the many squatters inside the Zone, which would probably include some of the liquor stores. I have been "told" by many people that the Ambassador himself will sign the order to close the liquor stores once he returns to Baghdad.

If the story is true, the State Department will have a much harder time getting foreign service officers to come to Iraq.