Harry Turnbull turned a weary hand to his forehead, and smoothed his hair. “You may not have heard. Universal Martial Law has been declared for the duration of the Peace Proposal Process headed up by United Europe and the UN. All flights in and out of Dallas are severely restricted and everyone is screened until after the proposal is signed by all parties. Only military flights, diplomats, diplomatic couriers, government officials and the like, are permitted in and out of U.S. cities, nor can anyone fly here from cities abroad unless they fit those categories. That’s how tight the security is. It’s a kind of Red Alert. The authorities really mean to enforce the travel moratorium, even if the airlines go bankrupt!”