I can't help but wonder why the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina gained so much attention from Mudcatters while, to date, I haven't read any comments about Pakistan, Afghanistan and Kashmir. In fact, when I look on the web, there's not even very much reported by the major journalistic sources.

I have also been hearing about mud slides in Central America.

Are we suffering from donation fatigue?

Is it because they are so far away?

It is so much worse for the people of Kashmir. If aid doesn't get there very, very soon, they will freeze to death. The Kashmiri people are a very peace loving, gentle people who have been caught between the political aspirations of both India and Pakistan. I am very concerned that these beautiful people will perish.

The first snow dusted the Himilayas yesterday. Hope and pray that aid can get through in time.