Letters: Nov. 18, 1985

Terror Turmoil

To the Editors: Your article stressed "disarray in diplomacy" vis-à-vis Egypt and Italy [TERRORISM, Oct. 28]. President Reagan is the elected head not of those two nations but of the U.S. His leadership correctly reflected his constitutional obligation to defend American lives at home and abroad. Marvin Alisky Tempe, Ariz.

Am I the only person in America who feels shame and revulsion, not pride and elation, over the U.S. capture of the Achille Lauro hijackers? I thought capers like this were called piracy at best, kidnaping at worst. Quinith Janssen Shepherdstown, W. Va.

As a citizen of Italy, I...

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