> That's a pretty weak argument against Chomsky's argument. In fact Chomsky
> wouldn't make that argument, since, as is clear to him even if not to his
> detractors, it violates the logic of his argument. He's comparing, say,
> WTC to Sudan, or Indonesian Coup sponsored by the US, by virtue of the
> *lack* of coverage and/or horror that the latter two aroused in the US
> media. AIDS, on the other hand, has met with massively much more coverage,
> even if distorted through a host of ideological prisms that make it more
> difficult to solve that disaster.
>
>
> Steve
The argument is far too absurd to be made by anyone, which was my point. However, I was unaware that Chomsky was making yet another attempt at media criticism with his comparison of 9-11 to Sudan and not trying to point out an equally reprehensible act.
-- Luke