11 FEBRUARY 2006, page 19

A Necessary Horror

From James Strachan Sir: It is difficult to respond briefly to Jane Kelly (Letters, 4 February), particularly as we can all sympathise with her feelings of horror at the......

Worse Than Hamas

From Ralph Blumenau Sir: Your leading article (4 February) says that Hamas has power over its suicidebombers and could, if it wanted to, control them. Maybe, but don’t forget......

Educate, Don’t Brainwash

From Paul Phillips Sir: Rod Liddle (‘Brains not included’, 4 February) is right to say that you cannot force people to be infinitely ‘inclusive’. We have to sweep all this......

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......

No Place For Ethnicity

From R.E. Bland Sir: The coincidence of A.N. Wilson’s excellent article on Michael Wharton (‘The enemy of liberal cant’, 28 January) with a letter from the twin of Keith Efflu......

Team Schumann

From Nerissa vom Baur Roehrs Sir: Peter Phillips regrets that Shostakovich has been neglected in the worldwide frenzy of the Mozart celebrations. May I add that 2006 is also the......

Waspish Behaviour

From Frank Miles Sir: There have been letters in recent weeks arguing for and against the existence of a Creator. But surely a key aspect of the debate has been ignored. This is......