Sir, - I was disturbed, though not surprised, to learn of President Bush's U-turn on the Kyoto Accord. What did surprise me was the level of French indignation at the decision. President Chirac urged all industrialised nations to rise to the challenge of protecting and preserving the environment for future generations. One of his ministers described the decision as "highly provocative". All this from the nation that sank the Rainbow Warrior and brought nuclear testing to the small island states of the South Pacific. Vive l'hypocrisie. - Yours, etc.,
Shane MacSweeney, Oxmantown Road, Dublin 7