That's one way to not answer. Sounds like it's Israel right or wrong. That's fine if that's where you need to be, but imagine if we all went around saying America right or wrong, though. > [Original Message] > From: Stan Spiegel <writeforu2@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 7/25/2006 12:10:19 AM > Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: FW: Re: US Congress and the Israeli Attack on Lebanon > > Then read it and don't apologize. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andy Amago" <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "lit-ideas" <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 11:47 PM > Subject: [lit-ideas] FW: Re: US Congress and the Israeli Attack on Lebanon > > > > Sorry, I didn't read your note that carefully, apologies. Seems like > > you're saying you can't criticize Israel because there are anti-semites > > around. By that definition anyone who criticizes the U.S. is > > anti-American. Are people who criticize the U.S. anti-American? You're > > saying that criticizing anyone is anti the thing they're criticizing? > > > > > >> > >> > [Original Message] > >> > From: Stan Spiegel <writeforu2@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >> > To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> > Date: 7/24/2006 11:19:24 PM > >> > Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: US Congress and the Israeli Attack on Lebanon > >> > > >> > I do share Articles that I find stimulating...and get in trouble > > because > >> > it's often thought they represent my thinking. Since there are obvious > >> > anti-semites on board this listserv, I'm not sharing anything critical > > of > >> > Israel. I know Israel isn't perfect. Just as I know I'm not perfect. I > >> am. > >> > I'm ready and willing to criticize its government, its policies, how it > >> > interacts with Palestinians -- just as I'm ready and willing to > > criticize > >> > the Bush administration. > >> > > >> > SS > >> > > >> > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > From: "Andy Amago" <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> > To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> > Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 10:26 PM > >> > Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: US Congress and the Israeli Attack on Lebanon > >> > > >> > > >> > > Sounds like the best defense is an offense Stan. Do you ever share > >> > > articles with which you don't agree? If so, how about sharing some > >> which > >> > > criticize Israel? > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >> [Original Message] > >> > >> From: Stan Spiegel <writeforu2@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >> > >> To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> > >> Date: 7/24/2006 10:22:01 PM > >> > >> Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: US Congress and the Israeli Attack on > > Lebanon > >> > >> > >> > >> Simon writes: > >> > >> Omar did not write the paragraph you refer to. The author, one > > Stephen > >> > >> Zunes, the Editor, John Feffer, and the source, Foreign Policy In > >> Focus, > >> > > are > >> > >> all clearly included at the top of the post. > >> > >> > >> > >> SS writes: > >> > >> One thing I've learned about Omar, Simon, is that he never shares an > >> > > article > >> > >> with which he doesn't agree 100%. He's not sending articles to > >> stimulate > >> > > us. > >> > >> He's sending them as an extension of himself. It's a good way for > >> > >> him > >> to > >> > >> hide his anti-semitism. It gives him plausible deniability. Omar's a > >> very > >> > >> bright guy. He doesn't need you to defend him, which you do > >> continually. > >> > > How > >> > >> come? > >> > >> > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > >> > > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html > >> > > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > >> > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > >> digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html