[lit-ideas] Re: Amis Antithesis
- From: "Simon Ward" <sedward@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 13:25:38 +0100
So you've deftly avoided the issue once again Lawrence.
There we were discussing the ideology vs experience/perception issue, and then
suddenly we're argiung about the attributes of one journo. Deft Lawrence.
Really deft.
So, just to take matters back a touch, I'll repeat the quote from your previous
post.
"Zawahiri's text is based upon Qutb, and it is going to help prepare minds to
react and take offense in accordance with what Qutb and people like Zawahiri
have prepared them for?"
React to what Lawrence? Take offense to what? If it's all ideology, if the west
is so evil, what is there to react against.
Don't be shy Lawrence.
----- Original Message -----
From: Lawrence Helm
To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 2:14 AM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Amis Antithesis
Were you laughing? I guess my own laughter drowned it out. So that's your
answer: He doesn't live in a vacuum and knows by osmosis what everyone else
knows. And therefore knows this thing that he apparently doesn't know, namely
that the Army Corps of Engineers continues to build and be appreciated by the
local Iraqis -- but not it would seem by your osmotic journalist.
Lawrence
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On Behalf Of Simon Ward
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 5:14 PM
To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Amis Antithesis
Don't like being laughed at Lawrence?
Anderson is an established journo writing for the New Yorker. These guys
don't live in a vacuum. They have contacts, they write books, they get paid for
it. Sure this one might not fit in with your politics, but give him some
credit.
At least he's been there. Have you?
Simon
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