I AM concerned and extremely fearful of what the future holds. If caution is not applied with wisdom in this major crisis, the fate of this planet and its inhabitants will be in serious jeopardy.

By all means let us combat terrorism but with a level head and as a United States of the World. This is after all a world problem and each democratic country should stand shoulder-to-shoulder through N.A.T.O.

We must not forget that our American comrades joined us in the Great War in 1917 and Pearl Harbour prompted them to take up arms again in 1941. As much as we grieve over the recent atrocity and no-one denies that retribution is a must, but it is a universal problem of immense consequence and therefore requires extreme caution.

We do not know who the enemy is. A religious conflict for World supremacy, using God as a tool, would be the most evil of all wars and I pray that commonsense will prevail. I realise that we will be asking for Utopia by wanting a United States of the World.

However we are custodians of this wonderful world; decisions are taken by politicians so I ask these leaders to keep a cool head in order to preserve our children's inheritance and the safety and freedom of us all.

I served in the 1939-1945 conflict from the North Atlantic to the South China Sea with the Malta Convoys in between. My father survived the 1914-1918 Jutland and Gallipoli campaigns. We feel we have done our duty to preserve Freedom and therefore we are entitled to be heard.

CONCERNED.