Letters: Nov. 10, 1997

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I am disgusted by the life-styles of the Baby Boomers. They have sparked a new era of social values that have changed the world in which I live, creating a mass of problems whose ramifications they will not live to endure. Their sexual revolution has resulted in a society rife with sexually transmitted diseases; the institution of the family has deteriorated to the point of dysfunctionality. The Baby Boomers' use of narcotics has destroyed many of my peers in a circle of unbridled drug use and addiction. PAUL HOOGENDOORN, age 16 Coquitlam, B.C.

POISONING PEACE

The bungled attempt by the Israeli spy agency Mossad [WORLD, Oct. 13] to kill a political leader of Hamas in the heart of Jordan's capital was another manifestation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's lack of strategic thinking and good judgment. The most unsettling aspect of that act was that Netanyahu does not seem to make much of a distinction between friend and foe or between what is right and what is wrong when it comes to power politics. Can he be trusted to foster the cause of peace in the Middle East? Only peace-loving Israelis can force their Prime Minister to change course; if he does not, they can choose a new leader. In another democratic country, the Prime Minister would have resigned. S.A. SHERIF London

Again the Israeli spin doctors are attempting to create the impression that the assassination attempt on Hamas leader Kahled Meshal in Jordan was just a botched operation. Mossad activity in this case was clearly state-supported, premeditated murder. Is there a real difference between the Palestinian suicide bombers, Menachem Begin's involvement in the attack on the King David Hotel in 1946, the Israeli army's 1996 shelling of the refugee camp at Qana, Lebanon, and this last botched murder attempt? If we really want peace in the Middle East, we must put all the participants on a level playing field. We must make the Israelis commit to the same conditions they insist that the Palestinians adhere to. JAN A. VAN LOAN Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia

If Jordan's King Hussein really wanted to promote peace, he would deny Hamas members the use of his country as a haven where murderous actions are planned. Israel should reserve the right to seek out terrorists wherever they may be. To eliminate the planning of murders is not "poisoning peace"--it is an attempt to attain it. JOSELLE R. REUBEN Cape Town

MORE TALIBANS AHEAD?

I applaud you for the article on the plight of Afghanistan's women, who have to endure the most brutal and barbaric treatment at the hands of the Taliban's militants [WORLD, Oct. 13]. The U.S. and other Western powers should use their influence to save these oppressed women from tyranny. Unless we act to stop this systematic repression, in the future we will see more Talibans in other Muslim countries. REHANA KHODABUX Quartier Militaire, Mauritius

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