Robert Fisk

Luke Benjamin Weiger lweiger at umich.edu
Fri Jan 4 10:29:03 PST 2002


On Fri, 4 Jan 2002, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:


> I don't expect you, Brad, & Luke to respond to an attack on your
> person by a mob of the oppressed in the manner that Robert Fisk did,

Actually, I hope I would respond in a like manner with one exception: I also hope that I would be able to resist the temptation to write an inane column afterwards in an attempt to display my exquisite sympathy.

-- Luke


> if you find yourself in a like situation. You are entitled to your
> own feelings. It seems to me, however, that there is no reason you
> should act as if you were cheated just because Fisk didn't respond in
> a way you think he should, e.g., equating an Afghan mob with a mob of
> white supremacists. What's the beef, really?
> --
> Yoshie
>
> * Calendar of Events in Columbus:
> <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/calendar.html>
> * Anti-War Activist Resources: <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/activist.html>
> * Student International Forum: <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/>
> * Committee for Justice in Palestine: <http://www.osu.edu/students/CJP/>
>



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