Letter: Sacrificial lambs

Sunday 18 April 1999 00:02 BST

Your support helps us to tell the story

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.

Your support makes all the difference.

Letter: Sacrificial lambs

JUSTINE MARTIN (Letters, 4 April), writing on the subject of A N Wilson's advocation of a pacifist response to terror, surely missed the point: the vanguard of unarmed peace workers who would be prepared to die would not necessarily need to be our "sons and daughters". This "army" could also include the middle-aged and elderly - in other words, the generation that has throughout history been prepared again and again to sacrifice sons and daughters.

CHRISTINA VAN MELZEN

Woodbridge, Suffolk

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Thank you for registering

Letter: Sacrificial lambs

Join our commenting forum

Thank you for registering