CHRISTIAN leaders are absolutely right in speaking out against President George W Bush's proposal to launch an attack on Iraq.

The excuses offered are an insult to intelligence, when long-time observers of the Middle East scene suspect a "hidden agenda", set by American Zionists and their international members and supporters.

Both Jews and Arabs are semitic people descended from Abraham, I understand. During 1945-48, Great Britain under League of Nations authority, endeavoured to maintain a multi-racial and economically viable Palestine.

No fewer than 338 British service personnel lost their lives. Others still suffer from the actions of terrorists.

Prime Minister Sharon and his friends would appear to be worthy successors to the Stern Gang and Irgun Zwai Leumi. In 1948, after a continual campaign of vicious propaganda again Great Britain, international Zionists got their way when the state of Israel was established, when the rest is history.

Terrorism can never be excused, be it from Jew or Arab.

Numerous United Nations resolutions have condemned Israel. Bush has the power and influence - given by pouring billions of dollars each year into Israel -mainly to support military expenditure; to force Israel to comply with UN resolutions, withdrawing tanks and troops and so on, from the Occupied Territories. Thereby lies the solution to the Middle East problems. Remove the cause!

Finally, Bush and Blair in attacking Iraq, may well bring about Armageddon.

The spectacle of a British Prime Minister hanging on to the coat tails of Bush and in turn, international Zionists, is nauseating to say the least!

County Councillor TOM WAREING

Redditch,

Worcestershire.