Blade, you do need to educate yourself. This man was a contractor with Lockheed and he was doing his job. He had lived there 10 years. You need to listen to what others are telling you and give proper honor to an innocent man who died simply because he was an American.

There may be a threat against Americans overseas, but the reality of the whole matter is that the murder rate in Washington DC is higher than any European or Middle Eastern city. Add to that the murders that have taken place in other large cities in the US and we find out that it is more dangerous to live here than overseas!!!

Even in Baghdad the murder rate has fallen. Before the current military operations, the murder rate in Baghdad was one of the highest in the world. Now it is more safe in Iraq than in New York! Here are the numbers at the end of 2003:

Number of Murders per 100,000 population

Baghdad - 6
New York - 7
Boston - 10
Los Angeles - 17
Philadelphia - 19
Chicago - 22
Washington DC - 46

Don't let the media fool you. While it is dangerous for Americans on many places in the world, sometimes it is our own back yard that is the worst!

Phillip

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When all souls are saved and all mourners comforted we may venture to discuss recondite theories, but not while graveyards are filling with those who know not God. -- CH Spurgeon

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