Stranger than Fiction

Here's an idea for a hybrid science fiction/techno-thriller story I'm working on. I think it'll be a hit, see if you agree:

Part 1:
A city becomes a haven for hostile alien forces who look like real people; they delight in capturing humans, torturing and killing them to keep the rest of the population under control. Though the majority of citizens want to be left alone they don't have the power to expel the invaders, and many join the enemy out of fear or desire for what little power they can gain. The situation worsens, and threatens the fragile peace and stability of an entire region. As global political strategies swirl in the background, the majority of peaceful citizens flee in advance of military forces coming to end the reign of terror, violently. In the background many argue for 'peaceful solutions' and 'reaching out' to the aliens, with whom we have much 'common ground', while others label these people as traitors to humanity, or question whether they are human at all. Still, the battle is inevitable, short lived, and devastating. The aliens are crushed by high-tech weaponry they couldn't begin to comprehend, and a plan is prepared for rebuilding the city and returning the people to their homes.

Part 2:
But how to ensure the same situation doesn't happen again? Here's where more tech/scifi elements come in. Alien identification systems are developed, though some declare them ineffective and unreliable. Checkpoints are set up around the city, and no one gets in without getting ID cards, requiring being photographed, fingerprinted and having their iris scans taken. All this info is to be kept in a central database. Elements of 'rights to privacy" and "big brother" plotlines will thicken the plot. How much freedom can we sacrifice to preserve our freedom? will be an underlying theme. All characters involved will twist reality to suit their personal agendas, and simple human errors will become global issues as warring factions fight to gain the upper hand in the situation.

The people will of course experience a range of emotions on returning to their devastated city. Many will be outraged, others will look forward to a future free from fear; their ultimate response to the situation will depend on the success of the complex rebuilding and compensation plan. This plan must be enacted swiftly, and here the element of conflict and suspense builds rapidly. Forces within the city and in the wider world beyond have multiple reasons for sabotaging the entire effort. Vast numbers of people worldwide will become unwitting pawns for various factions. Meanwhile, surviving aliens will regroup elsewhere...

The story will be told from the point-of-view of numerous characters on all sides of the issue; citizens, soldiers, surviving aliens, and family members of each along with the stories of the various geo-political leaders and factions that have their own motives for their actions. This will be a "can't miss thriller", a "page turner", perhaps even a "blockbuster" novel. I'm not sure of the ending yet, but I know that if the plan of the "good guys" can be shown to be a miserable failure actually driven by corrupt influences at the top, and that the "monsters" were actually "no different then us" (or better even, as we "degenerate" as a result of our misguided actions) I'll have a real New York Times bestseller on my hands.

Oh wait, that's not fiction, that's Fallujah today.

Never mind.