I HAVE to refute the view from Jeff Williams that blames Western governments in their actions in Iraq (2003) and Libya (2011) for the bombing in Manchester.

This is a very naïve and unnecessary political statement that fails to understand the truth.

If he were to read a copy of the Qu’ran in English he would understand that this is a religious war in which Islamic fundamentalists have been involved with carrying out jihad for centuries, in order to eventually form a world-wide caliphate – a one religion domination – in the name of their god, Allah, who was referred to as the “moon-god” in Arab circles at the time of Christ.

The Islamic religion did not exist until the 7th century AD.

Within 24 hours of the Manchester bombing, Islamic fundamentalists murdered 29 Egyptian Christians who were travelling to a baptismal service. This was not even mentioned on BBC national news.

A couple of years ago, Islamic fundamentalists in Northern Nigeria abducted over 300 Christian schoolgirls. Many were raped and some had unwanted babies. Even now, many are still captive. These two events and many others around the world are totally unrelated to events in 2003 and 2011.

There are, today, militant Islamic terrorists in every country on the planet, from China to Russia, from America to Australia, and from Europe to the Middle East; and their numbers are increasing as their families grow. This is definitely not a recent phenomenon.

BRIAN HAMMOND

Ringwood Road, Wimborne

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