Islamophobia is stalking Europe, as are many other phobias regarding immigrants of all religions and nationalities. As you argue, the term is now firmly in the world’s political vocabulary, and especially in America and Europe (“Can Careless Talk Cost Lives?” July 30, 2011). Andres Behring Breivik’s rampage is the work of a psychopath, though, as is his rambling manifesto against Islam. His example may well be followed by other psychopaths, but it can hardly be associated with Islamophobia as such. Although psychopaths will occasionally look for ideological excuses, it makes little sense to take these excuses seriously. And this is where your article fits squarely into careless talk that can cost lives. It only offers a potential ideological excuse to eager psychopaths dreaming of other rampages that will make them heroes to some, no matter how vile. The two subjects should be kept safely apart.