THE current lies and spin, not least the hysteria over changes among support staff at Conservative Central Office clearly designed to take the heat off Tony Blair, are very reminiscent of what we British were called upon to suffer in Palestine during 1945 to 1948.

The future of peace in the Middle East lies in the United Nations insisting that those who finance Israel order that country to get out of the West Bank and other occupied territories.

Bush and his toady Blair are being manipulated by international Zionism. The bait of Iraq's oil is being dangled in front of Bush.

In 1945-48, we endeavoured to maintain an economically viable, multi-racial Palestine. International Zionism had other views, as did the terrorists, when no fewer than 338 British service personnel lost their lives. An attack on Iraq will alienate the Arab world, possibly Islam as a whole, with consequences here at home.

COUNTY COUNCILLOR TOM WAREING, Redditch.