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For those having trouble logging on to the New York Times, here is the full text of the letter. To the Editor: Re "U.S. and British Jets Strike Air-Defense Centers in Iraq" (front page, Feb. 17): The United States has lost the legal high ground that allowed it to build the Persian Gulf war coalition. While Iraq withholds information about its weapons programs and threatens neighbors, the United States supports economic warfare against Iraqi civilians, and grants itself permission to patrol and bomb Iraq at will. Consequently, the members of the 1990's coalition now often oppose American policy. President Bush has promised to deliver us from the previous administration's mess. But by ignoring international law and allies in the belief that complex international problems can be solved by looking tough, Mr. Bush plays Saddam Hussein's game. COLIN ROWAT Brooklyn, Feb. 18, 2001 The writer is Iraq Sanctions Project coordinator, Center for Economic and Social Rights. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a discussion list run by the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq For removal from list, email soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk Full details of CASI's various lists can be found on the CASI website: http://www.casi.org.uk