Hi Mary,

Good to hear from you and that you and your loved ones weren't hurt or worse by the London events ... I won't say I'm glad you weren't effected, because I know everyone there has been effected, not just those directly victims at the bomb sites. It's heartbreaking to know of the anxiety, pain and suffering people are going through because their own loved ones haven't been heard from, or about, yet. I've been keeping tabs on the BBC's online news and hope with all my heart that those responsible will be found and prevented from doing more of their dirtywork. No place is safe, no place. I'm deeply moved by the stoic getting on with things you Brits are doing, knowing the fear of the unpredictability as being especially heightened right now.

We ALL need to keep very objective eyes and ears open for truly suspicious activities and events and as citizens of any country, basically do that as part of our way of life now, because we're all "targets" and attacks are unpredictable.

Regards your comment about "true integration the only way to go" - because its what actually WORKS ... I agree with you 100% ... I'm Canadian before I am anything else, as something that must be my priority, over and above my bloodlines and religeous or cultural beliefs. We all need to be true to one foundation of rules to live by that everything else is built upon, and within. Differences must be celebrated within the confines of our Canadian identity, with Canadian identity as our defining structure to live by. No special treatment for fragmented groups, be they sex, race, religeon, etc ...

First and foremost, I am my country. I am CANADA. As you all are your country's citizenship (this is how my mind works about these things anyways )

My care about what's happening over there is not because I have "English Blood" in me ... my care is because I value life and humanity and there is no justification, EVER, for terrorism. I'm not against Muslims, or any races, or religeons, I'm against terrorism. Period. I'm against the behavior and acts of terrorism by bullies and don't care a damn what thinking or values are used to justify them, even though I know they fuel terrorist attitudes and acts ... All that is relevant is terrorism must be stopped in it's tracks. We can all help there by being objective and attentive, and by trying to be sure we aren't jumping at shadows when we point fingers, and must have courage to point when we see something signifigant. In a way, we must all be soldiers and do what must be done for the good of all, even if in the doing that puts us in harms way. (To target a terrorist is to become thei terrorists target)

I know I'm babbling again : ... this stuff is part of our days now though. We're all targets. All we can do is practice objectivity and vigilance and catch the bad guys and stop them as we can?

Karmen