Last night, I was talking to a friend who lives outside of the US (I won't bother mentioning where) and she was saying how indifferent many of her co-workers were about the attack. It is relieving to know that it is not the case with everyone outside of our borders....

I don't know about the place your friend lives, but here in Croatia everybody is genuinely shocked. It's not just public TV and state officials; I listened this morning to a radio station that targets teenagers and young adults: they were still swamped by phone calls from listeners expressing their outrage, sadness and sympathy with America or simply asking to hear 'Born in the USA', some of Pete Seeger's patriotic songs or something like that. In impromptu polls people mostly cite our primeminister's words, 'After this, there is no returning to business as usual', and president's, 'There is no neutrality'.

Have strength!


Dragi "Bonzi" Raos
Zagreb, Croatia
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