I AM deeply saddened and surprised at the British government's attitude towards the thinking that the Arab and rest of the Muslim world can be fooled again and again over the issues of illegal war against Iraq.

Through this arrogant attitude the hatred of Americans and, now, the United Kingdom, will only increase during and after this illegitimate war.

Muslims are not fooled by invading armies, by watching embedded media scenes where they are trying to be friendly with some Iraqi people by offering them food or playing football with them. The reality is that they are killing hundreds of innocent Iraqi people in a war with which half of Europe and most of the Arab world does not agree.

Are we ready for Syrian, Saudi Arabian and Iranian Saddams?

G R CHOUDHRY, Tenby Close, Blackburn.