PALESTINIAN TERROR HITS HOME

This blog was incensed and outraged to read today that three American diplomats were killed in a brutal terrorist attack in the Gaza Strip.

After reading the write-up in the New York Times, this blog felt compelled to dispatch a letter to the editor. Here it is, in its entirety:

To the Editor,

Re: "U.S. Diplomatic Convoy in Gaza is Attacked, Killing at Least 3," by John F. Burns and Greg Myre (news article, Oct. 15):


This gruesome and senseless act should come as no surprise to anyone who read reports of perverse Palestinian celebration as America wept on Sept. 11, 2001. Whether or not Palestinian grievances are legitimate, the slaughter of civillians--American or Israeli--is inexcusable.

The cartographers of the 'road map' to Mideast peace must insist that Palestinian statehood be contingent upon the eradication of terrorist groups. After all, granting sovereignty to a state that incubates terrorists is tantamount to handing the car keys over to a marathon drinker. In both cases, the party behind the wheel is in no condition to steer, let alone follow a road map.