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To: pinz-n-needlez

LOL;0)


458 posted on 12/05/2006 6:15:18 PM PST by 1COUNTER-MORTER-68 (THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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Looking around for news, but not yet having found any, I will just share this which is a snippet of the comments of a history prof who worked with the Carter Center for years and who has, because of Jimmah's disgusting new book covering one of our areas of interest, severed his relationship with it.

A part of his explanation:

"President Carter's book on the Middle East, a title too inflammatory to even print, is not based on unvarnished analyses; it is replete with factual errors, copied materials not cited, superficialities, glaring omissions, and simply invented segments. Aside from the one-sided nature of the book, meant to provoke, there are recollections cited from meetings where I was the third person in the room, and my notes of those meetings show little similarity to points claimed in the book. Being a former President does not give one a unique privilege to invent information or to unpack it with cuts, deftly slanted to provide a particular outlook. Having little access to Arabic and Hebrew sources, I believe, clearly handicapped his understanding and analyses of how history has unfolded over the last decade. Falsehoods, if repeated often enough become meta-truths, and they then can become the erroneous baseline for shaping and reinforcing attitudes and for policy-making. The history and interpretation of the Arab-Israeli conflict is already drowning in half-truths, suppositions, and self-serving myths; more are not necessary. In due course, I shall detail these points and reflect on their origins."

Link for more: http://www.powerlineblog.com/


459 posted on 12/05/2006 6:32:54 PM PST by Bahbah (Regev, Goldwasser and Shalit, we are praying for you)
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