<< From the Journal of American History. Don't have the issue date, think it
is relatively recent. Reminds me of a statement Mao made to Khruschev.
Michael Pugliese
"The atom bomb is a paper tiger"? One has to wonder whether the Great Helmsman thought that (a) when pusg came to shiove the US wouldn't use it, or (b) Millions, schmillions, I've killed millions myself, we got lots to spare. --jks
Robin D.G.Kelley:
> Could you tell me about your relationship with Eugene Genovese? This goes
> back a ways. Herbert Aptheker: I'm not sure about the beginnings except
that they
> were unpleasant. I didn't know him when he was in the party. He left
early.
> But he was on the extreme left. I remember once I made the point that a
> nuclear war would cause the death of hundreds of millions, and he replied,
> so what? Really absurd things like that... >>