In a Chilean newspaper, about two weeks ago, I read about one of the most stupid things I have heared in a while: the sentimental mile.

This concept means that one hundred deaths (one regular day in Bagdad) 10.000 miles away (those that separate Santiago and Iraq) worth less (use less space) that only one death in the city where the newspapers is published.

Like that, we all know what happened at Virginia Tech last Tuesday.

Then, this idea of the sentimental mile came back to me: 32 killed in an American university means a massacre, while dozens of casualties per day in Iraq sine 2003, come and go as easy as our every morning cup of coffee...