And I'm not sure this comment is worth answering.  The statements were
widely publicized and are available under these titles at the ZNET site.
To refer to them as "doled out to select audiences at opportune(istic)
times" is really silly.  But I'll post them anyway.


On Wed, 21 May 2003, John Woodford wrote:

> 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" <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.
> > >
>