Deborah Orr (Don’t blame victims for this toxic debate, 10 November) says, using quote marks to indicate a direct quotation, that I referred to “squawking women” in my Mail on Sunday column. Anyone who actually read the column could see that, though mobs and their facilitators tend not to read very much or very carefully. In an article for the US website First Things I recently accused diplomats and media of “squawking about a ‘New Cold War’”. It is a symptom of the unreasoning rage now abroad that those who take part in it pay so little attention to actual facts. Peter HitchensLondon• Join the debate – email guardian.letters@theguardian.com• Read more Guardian letters – click here to visit gu.com/letters

Source: The Guardian November 15, 2017 19:07 UTC