Are you really saying that he should issue a statement of support for
the world's longest serving dictator?

----- Original Message -----
From: John Woodford <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 10:43 am
Subject: Re: [CHOMSKY] CHOMSKY: IRAQ AS TRIAL RUN

> I went to the site you listed and wasted minutes of eyeball power
> trying to
> figure out where the statement is hidden. But couldn't find it.
> If I have mischaracterized his views, it only goes to show that to be
> effective, such views need to be advanced at the time when they
> might have
> some impact, and not be doled out to select audiences at
> opportune(istic)times.
>
>
> "C. G. Estabrook" wrote:
>
> > A comment as uninformed as it is offensive.  Apparently you
> haven't read
> > the statements he's signed on the matter ("Statement of
> Conscience" and
> > "GDP Statement" <" target="l">http://www.zmag.org/ZNET.htm>), as
> well as much earlier
> > material. --CGE
> >
> > On Mon, 19 May 2003, John Woodford wrote:
> >
> > > Chomsky had an opportunity--several, actualy--but especially
> when he
> > > was asked about the media, to bring up the question of Cuba
> and the
> > > administration/media (National Public Relations I call it)
> drive to
> > > whip up animosity toward Cuba as lying on the "axis of evil,"
> etc. But
> > > Chomsky said nothing. His main posture seems to be to look
> backward> > and wring his hands while moaning. When he looks
> forward, it's only to
> > > repeat the big-picture critique that we know well in the abstract
> > > andhave heard often.
> > >
>