Alexander Cockburn on Daniel Pearl

[Bradford DeLong]

>Alexander Cockburn wrote:
>
>>Pearl and Block stigmatized the Serb armed forces as having done 
>>"heinous things", while also writing that "other 
>>allegations-indiscriminate mass murder, rape camps, crematoriums, 
>>mutilation of the dead-haven't been borne out in the six months 
>>since NATO troops entered Kosovo. Ethnic-Albanian militants, 
>>humanitarian organizations, NATO and the news media fed off each 
>>other to give genocide rumors credibility. Now, a different picture 
>>is emerging."
>
>WSWS wrote:
>
>>Another notable series of articles dealt with allegations of 
>>Serbian genocide in Kosovo. While acknowledging that the Yugoslav 
>>forces had done "heinous things," Pearl (in an article co-authored 
>>with Robert Block) wrote that "other allegations-indiscriminate 
>>mass murder, rape camps, crematoriums, mutilation of the 
>>dead-haven't been borne out in the six months since NATO troops 
>>entered Kosovo. Ethnic-Albanian militants, humanitarian 
>>organizations, NATO and the news media fed off each other to give 
>>genocide rumors credibility. Now, a different picture is emerging."
>
>Guess it's easier than looking up the original article!
>
>Doug

For some reason it seems to be globally uncool to acknowledge 
multiple level references. I've had editors take some of my 
references like "X, quoted by Y in" and turn them into simply "X"...

Brad DeLong