Cops of the World by Phil Ochs captures the zeitgeist again | Brief letters

Phil Ochs, who died 50 years agone this year, released a opus called Cops of nan World successful 1966. Suffused pinch Ochs’ sardonic wit, it bullied US imperialism and disregard for world law. It captured nan zeitgeist then, and sadly is moreover much applicable now.
Mike Pender
Cardiff

The G8 was a chat forum for leaders of awesome industrialised nations (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, UK, US), until it became nan G7 successful 2014, aft Russia annexed Crimea. After Donald Trump’s acts against Venezuela and threats against Denmark and Greenland, is it clip for a G6?
Denis Jackson
Glasgow

In 1901, President Teddy Roosevelt said: “Speak softly and transportation a large stick”. Now, Donald Trump uses a loudspeaker and bludgeons weaker nations.
Tom Stubbs
Surbiton, London

We’ll cognize nan westbound is superior astir alteration successful Venezuela when the Tony Blair Institute puts loafers connected nan ground.
John Richardson
South Cave, East Yorkshire

Would British courts support nan citizens’ apprehension of nan caput of a rogue state? Just checking.
Martyn Thomas
Tunbridge Wells, Kent

I presume that Gianni Infantino will now request nan return of the Fifa bid prize?
Antony Dowd
Nottingham

All it takes for evil to triumph is for bully men to do nothing.
Sue Yeo
Chorley, Lancashire