Offensively Selective

Does anyone believe that the United States would order a strike on a building sheltering Ayman Zawahiri were it in New York, London or Paris ["Protests Spread Across Pakistan; Islamic Groups Condemn Fatal U.S. Missile Strike; American Senators Defend Attack," news story, Jan. 16]?

While "may have harbored" apparently is a sufficient standard to launch a strike in Pakistan, Sudan or Yemen, I doubt that it would pass muster in England, France or Germany.

OWEN CYLKE

Bethesda