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Cowperson · 12-12-2005, 12:18 PM

Really? It seemed like Dershowitz cleaned his clock but I guess that depends on perspective.

They're on polar opposites of the argument, of course, one guy with an "Israel can do no wrong" approach and the other with a very tired "Israel can do no right."

Does that make either one of them credible given they both start with pre-ordained conclusions and then gather facts to support themselves?

Scholarly merit? How can you take seriously a guy who would say Iran is showing marvelous restraint in the face of Israeli and USA threats, this AFTER the president of Iran said Israel should be "wiped off the map," comments universally denounced from one end of the globe to the other, comments which are causing global alarm as this religious nutbar goes looking for nuclear bombs.

But that's a-okay with Chomsky, the same guy who supported Pol Pot long after genocide was exposed in Cambodia.

It was just a stupid thing to say. . . . but not for a blind, life-long, ideologue on his last legs.

Some reviews from both sides:

Anti-Chomsky

http://www.philipklein.com/archives/..._showdown.html

Anti-Chomsky:

http://www.solomonia.com/blog/archives/007060.shtml

A Chomsky fan:

http://www.counterpunch.org/ryan12072005.html

A neutral written account:

http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/...1-chomsky.html

A neutral written account in the Jeruseleum Post:

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satelli...cle%2FShowFull

Cowperson

12-12-2005, 12:18 PM	#2
Cowperson CP Pontiff Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: A pasture out by Millarville Exp:	Really? It seemed like Dershowitz cleaned his clock but I guess that depends on perspective. They're on polar opposites of the argument, of course, one guy with an "Israel can do no wrong" approach and the other with a very tired "Israel can do no right." Does that make either one of them credible given they both start with pre-ordained conclusions and then gather facts to support themselves? Scholarly merit? How can you take seriously a guy who would say Iran is showing marvelous restraint in the face of Israeli and USA threats, this AFTER the president of Iran said Israel should be "wiped off the map," comments universally denounced from one end of the globe to the other, comments which are causing global alarm as this religious nutbar goes looking for nuclear bombs. But that's a-okay with Chomsky, the same guy who supported Pol Pot long after genocide was exposed in Cambodia. It was just a stupid thing to say. . . . but not for a blind, life-long, ideologue on his last legs. Some reviews from both sides: Anti-Chomsky http://www.philipklein.com/archives/..._showdown.html Anti-Chomsky: http://www.solomonia.com/blog/archives/007060.shtml A Chomsky fan: http://www.counterpunch.org/ryan12072005.html A neutral written account: http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/...1-chomsky.html A neutral written account in the Jeruseleum Post: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satelli...cle%2FShowFull Cowperson __________________ Dear Lord, help me to be the kind of person my dog thinks I am. - Anonymous