Just a Nobody,

After I wrote my post above, I was off to see the newborn baby of a friend of mine. I heard about the baby with anthrax just before I left. We were celebrating of course, especially because our new baby was severely distressed during labor, and had to be resucitated in the womb.

I guess I'd answer your question with a question--if the anthrax cases *aren't* traced back to Middle East terrorists, but are found to be the work of American(s) citizens interested in gaining notoriety on the back of Sept 11th, what would you have us do? Bomb their Atlanta neighborhood?

While I do have tremendous compassion and empathy for the victims of the Sept 11th attacks and their families, and the victims of the anthrax mail attacks and their families, I also have tremendous compassion and empathy for the victims and families of the US bombings in Afghanistan. My compassion and empathy isn't limited to my clan, my nation, or my religion.

So if a person is enraged over the attacks on America, I suggest they try and transform that rage into compassion by coming to grips with the suffering with others as well. You might try this link for starters:

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20011016/ts/attacks_refugee_children.html