I AM sure that all decent people are filled with disgust and anger at what has happened in New York City.

The people who committed those atrocities are wicked and to even suggest they are in some perverted way freedom fighters is a downright lie.

However, they would do well to recall the words of Admiral Yamamoto just after the bombing of Pearl Harbour, when seeing some of his officers who were pleased with the result of the bombing he said "Calm down children, all we have accomplished is to wake a sleeping dragon and given him a terrible purpose."

The American dragon is both awake and angry and those terrorist groups will very soon feel its wrath as they are sought out and destroyed.

COUNCILLOR D PEARSON, Rawstorne Street, Blackburn.