NP - Proof

[Phil Wise]

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Morris" <fqmorris at hotmail.com>
To: <philwise at paradise.net.nz>; <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2001 11:35 AM
Subject: Re: NP - Proof


> "Whether he turned out to be right or wrong [is] neither here nor
there..."
> isn't a wise judgement when you consider when and where he made this
> statement:  Pakistan about 2 weeks ago.  Remember when everyone feared
> Pakistan was an Islamicist powder keg?  He almost seemed to court our
> defeat/disaster.  I wonder why (not really).

He's been saying that no proof's been offered for months - since ObL was
first named.  That isn't to say that criticism of Chomsky's judgement in
this case isn't fair comment, although I'd say that for a case of incitement
you'd want more proof...

phil

>
> David Morris
>
> >From: "Phil Wise" I think it's probably more accurate to say he said "we"
> >had no proof because "we" (i.e. the public) weren't being shown any by
> >those in power.  This, to my mind, isn't an unreasonable thing to say for
a
> >guy who has spent half his career exploring the duplicity of governments.
> >Whether he turned out to be right or wrong was neither here nor there...
>
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