I never thought I would see the day when a prestigious paper such as Stars and Stripes, with a long military historical background, would trade in the concern for humanity over insanity ("Toxin in Botox could become terrorist tool," article, Jan. 26).
Why would your paper even consider putting out such information to the readers, as we have enough problems trying to eliminate the current random acts of terrorism our nation continually faces. I suggest lining your pages with a current copy of "The Anarchist Cookbook" and alleviate any difficulties of searching for ways to create mass destruction and hysteria that we already face.
The only items missing from the article are the ingredients needed to create this weapon for the terrorists’ toolbox. Not only are you creating a new diagram essential to their thought process but you are actually coaxing them by informing future terrorists that, with a degree and $2,000 in pocket change, they may essentially eliminate thousands of people with a gram of toxin.
You have finally touched upon madness by losing the informative process and only delivering a new form of hysteria into the eyes of the public. The only outcome for such lack of concern for the public that can possibly prevail is building a more powerful terrorist for our military forces to overcome.
I thought by now that we would learn from history, such as when news of the Columbine [school massacre in Colorado] broke out, that there would be copycat incidents soon to follow.
Reporters need to beware of their reporting skills and experience and be more informative, but with tact; otherwise, your paper is no better than the tabloids that Hollywood tries to spew for the American dollar.
Staff Sgt. Richard DabrowskiQatar