Thursday, February 7, 2008

It really saddens me that there have not been more opinion pieces on the possibility that two female "suicide" bombers who struck two markets in Baghdad on Friday had Down syndrome [news story, Feb. 3].

First and foremost, if they had Down syndrome and were manipulated, they were not suicide bombers. They were innocent victims of people who have no respect for human life. I expect that from terrorists.

What I don't understand is why we Americans are not more vociferous in our disgust at the utter depravity of this act.

ANN MASCH

Markham