7 APRIL 2007, Page 26

Sir: James Forsyth misunderstands the reasons for our collective indifference

to what he describes as ‘Iran’s act of war’. Having been fed misinformation by the Blair government for a decade (particularly in relation to ‘war propaganda’) most of us believe that there is a pretty high probability that our boys were caught fair and square in Iranian waters but that our government will never admit it. How can we be outraged if we cannot even be sure of the basic facts? Too many of us were too credulous in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq. We won’t fall into the same trap again.

James Preston Madrid, Spain

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