Cause of terror.

I must respectfully disagree with William F. Jasper's article "No State Sponsors, No Terror" (August 31 issue), which shows that Russia supports most of the world's terrorists and says that without Russia's support terrorism would die off.

The terrorist phenomenon of the Middle East did not occur in a vacuum.

The cause and effect can be placed squarely on the creation and policies of the state of Israel and the fact that in the United States there has been a prevailing air of "The enemy of Israel is the enemy of America." I would subscribe to the statement of Ron Paul, when he said: "Our dilemma in the Middle East can be contributed to our meddling in the internal affairs of various countries in the region. The tacit support of the state of Israel, and specifically in Iran, where we assassinated their Prime Minister in the 1950s."

Our Israel-first crowd and our corrupt politicians have doomed us to a policy of perpetual strife for no American purpose.

GEORGE EADEH

Jacksonville, Florida