NATO bombs Chinese embassy

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Tue May 11 11:11:42 PDT 1999


Wojtek Sokolowski wrote:


>At 11:53 AM 5/11/99 -0400, Doug Henwood wrote:
>>[Thomas Friedman really outdid himself today, with one of the most
>>repellently smug things I've read this month. For those of you deprived of
>>the New York Times, here's a copy.]
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>How is that different from the usual arrogant drivel of pundits and spin
>doctors? They teach that at poli-sci, econ, or journalism departments,
>don't they?

The usual drivel is usually more "measured" than that. It's rare to find such absolute ravings in the NYT. The New York Post and the Wall Street Journal, yes, but the Times's op-ed page is usually more sleep-inducing than phenobarbital.

Doug



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