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  • There are apologists amongst us

    07/20/2005 7:38:30 PM PDT · by Pikamax · 28 replies · 1,213+ views
    Guardian ^ | 07/21/05 | Norman Geras
    There are apologists amongst us The 'We told you so' lot have been bleating on about Iraq ever since the atrocities of 7/7 - it is time to fight back Norman Geras Thursday July 21, 2005 Guardian Within hours of the bombs going off two weeks ago, the voices that one could have predicted began to make themselves heard with their root-causes explanations for the murder and maiming of a random group of tube and bus passengers in London. It was due to Blair, Iraq, illegal war and the rest of it. The first voices, so far as I know,...
  • The Apologists Among Us (MUST READING)

    07/13/2005 8:53:35 PM PDT · by DiscerningTexan · 103+ views
    Norm Geras (UK) ^ | 07/13/2005 | DiscerningTexan
    From Norm Geras in the UK (with a hat tip to Glenn Reynolds for the reference), possibly the most coherent and powerful argument I have ever read regarding those among us who are apologists for our enemies. I rank this right up there with some of Bill Whittle's fine work: OK, it's more than time to nail this. Within hours of the bombs going off last Thursday the voices one could have predicted began to make themselves heard with their putative explanations for the murder and maiming of a random group of tube and bus passengers in London. It was...