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Your rather longwinded argument would make sense, if this were IsraelFirst.com, or whatever. But nothing in my written works posted on this site, nor in anything I have ever written, could possibly be mistaken for "liberal" or "leftist" -- unless, looking at the world through Sharon-colored glasses, you define conservatism as per pro-Israel no matter what. The article we are (ostensibly) discussing here opposes foreign aid (a classic conservative position) and wrestles with the concept of anti-Semitism, both real and imagined. Given what I know about FR's policies and procedures, nothing in it contradicts the basic mission of FR: far from it, in seeking to define an American foreign policy that puts the interests of America first (and not, say, Gabon, or Israel), it advances that mission.

It is interesting, as I have said before, how some of the responses to my piece underscore its themes. I wrote that the methods of the Israel lobby have not been to argue, or to allow free and open debate on a very debatable topic, but to simply silence all opposition. Your screed, which I guess advocates that I be banned and my writings proscribed, certainly verfies that point.

I would agree with you that there is no "right" of anyone but the owner to post anything on FR. But I might add that I have never posted my own work here, although I do enjoy participating in the discussion if and when somebody else posts it. And I would also point out that various individuals, over the years, have indeed posted my work, and that I am grateful to them for having done so; none of these FR members have been banned, as far as I know, on account of it. So your call for a jihad against me and Antiwar.com is, for the moment at least, going unanswered. You are free, of course, to agitate for it, call for it, demand it: but I don't think you're going to get very far. I would also advise you that this line of attack is apt to be very unproductive, and will cause people who might've taken your other arguments seriously (and even agreed with them) to dismiss you as a crank.

Try another tack, dude: this one is only making you and the rest of the Amen Corner look really bad....