Poisonous Letter

     The article, "Obama Ricin Letter: Poison-Tainted Mailer to President Intercepted at Screening Facility" was written on April 17, 2013 by the Associated Press in The Huffington Post.  On Tuesday night, a letter sent to Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) was tested positive for the deadly poison ricin. Less than a day later, two more letters tainted with ricin have surfaced, including one to President Obama. The second letter was intercepted on its way to the U.S. Senate. President Obama's letter and Senator Wicker's letters were intercepted in facilities outside of the White House and Senate. On Wednesday, Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) said police have a suspect in mind who, "writes a lot of letters to members." There has also been a rumor of a suspicious package in the Senate's office, where a bomb squad has been called. Events like these, including the tragedy of the Boston marathon, instill fear into innocent people and make them cautious, in a negative and obsessive way, of their surroundings. Especially after the September 11 incident, the American people are still trying to recover. How are we allowed to do that when the world refuses to offer us peace?