The Walmart in Pampa, Texas is the first real one. No one has a clue what Pampa is or where it's located on the map unless they happen to be from Pampa or the surrounding area. The good folks at CNN tell us Pampa is a small town located 45 minutes outside of the city of Amarillo and has a population of around ten thousand people.
David's kids watch saturday morning cartoons as the McDonald's in Norman, Oklahoma is hit. The news interrupts every station as the death toll reaches thirteen. There are no survivors. Al Quaeda claims responsibility. Norman is the third terrorist target in as many months.
Terror no longer only lurks in the streets of New York or Jerusalem. Words like policy and protocol are replaced by fear and panic. Middle America meets the Middle East. The first target is a Walmart in Pampa, Texas. The second, a Starbucks in San Diego, California. The third, a McDonald's in Norman, Oklahoma. These small targets, in comparison to the World Trade Center, seem to create more histeria throughout the country than any terrorist acts in the entire history of the U.S., Israel, and the Middle East. Are Americans now fully aware and awake?
... This is the beginning of a story I'm going to be slowly writing and updating on this blog. This is also my personal blog, so I'll be writing other things here too. Hope you find the intro intriguing!
