Now it's pay-up time for the British

It' s quite obvious that John Pilger just doesn't understand your situation (Blair has made Britain a target, September 21). Mr Blair understands that the UK has always been a target and that a continued lack of action will just worsen an already grave condition. Unlike European, Middle Eastern and African nations, the United States is not willing to roll over when it is viciously attacked.

We in the US are guilty of having sat on the sidelines while other nations have endured unimaginable terrorist acts. Just like the second world war, it took an attack upon our nation for us to wake up and respond - and rescue the civilised world from such atrocities. The time has once again come for America to act and what your prime minister understands is that if the US can be targeted and hit, then no country is safe.

Mr Blair also understands another important fact - the UK enjoys the protection of our nation 24 hours per day. We have spent billions of dollars to protect and defend the citizens of the UK. It is now your turn to stand by our side and repay your debt. What the US and our allies are about to undertake will be the restoration of true freedom.
Ken Barnes
Sacramento, California

· Thank God for people like John Pilger who are brave enough to express the feelings of so many around the world. Now that America and Britain are standing shoulder to shoulder and have declared war on group fundamentalism, when are they going to stand shoulder to shoulder and declare war on foreign policy fundamentalism that has killed and continue to kill millions of women and children in Iraq, Kashmir and Palestine.
Maqsood Ahmad

· I couldn't agree more with John Pilger's assessment of the dangerous crises following September 11. This event was truly horrifying and brought such a terrible loss of innocent lives, but now the US, with support from Blair, is planning the destruction of more innocents in their senseless manhunt for the shadowy Bin Laden.
Valerie Gaffray
Winnipeg, Canada