11 FEBRUARY 2006, Page 19

Lesson of 1933

From Daniel Situnayake Sir: I must applaud Julian Manyon’s article (‘Life, liberty and the pursuit of terrorism’, 4 February). For all the bitter lessons of the 20th century, we seem to have forgotten what happened the last time a major anti-Semitic terrorist group was brought into government through democratic election. Was 1933 all that long ago?

Daniel Situnayake

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