The Fight Against Despair
by Robert Thompson
This is the reply sent to a lady who, in writing to me,
describes herself as a "Sad American".
-o-o-o-
Dear D,
I found your message on getting up this morning, and, as
I have just said to my wife, it is enough to make one weep to think of
how your country has allowed itself to be driven by irrational
(carefully nurtured) fear into accepting the lies emanating from Mr Bush
and his r
