Sir, - In response to Kevin Myers's Irishman's Diary of October 9th, perhaps the best course of action upon the capture of Osama bin Laden might be to remove him to an undisclosed military hospital and perform a hasty sex-change operation. Special forces could then be deployed to return him to Afghanistan.
It would be interesting to see how long he would pursue his cause if he had to live as a woman under the Taliban. - Yours, etc.,
Colin Bowers, Alfred Street, Sydney, Australia.