[lbo-talk] McKinney and misunderstanding

[Michael Pollak]

When Max linked to McKinney's statement on Saturday, I was kind of
surprised; it didn't seem to support him at all.  I didn't like the style,
but I didn't see anything factually wrong with it and it didn't seem to
support his assertions.

But double checking now (to check out Chris Kromm's more specific
statement, which I was positvie she hadn't said), I realize that for some
reason, when I (and perhaps other people) clicked on that link on
Saturday, I got an entirely different document than the one Max linked to
and to which you guys were referring.  There was a unflagged bounce for
some reason.

This was the link Max posted, and to which he and Chip and Chris are
referring -- McKinney's September statement

   Linkname: Cynthia McKinney: Goodbye to All That

        URL: http://www.counterpunch.org/mckinney0918.html

And this is the link that it was bouncing to on Saturday (at least for me,
but I accessed it several times) -- a longer piece on many foreign policy
matters besides 9/11, but which ended with the call for an investigation:

   Linkname: Rep. Cynthia McKinney: Thoughts on Our War on Terrorism

        URL: http://www.counterpunch.org/mckinney0413.html

Agree or disagree at least I understand clearly where you guys are coming
from now.  Before, when I mistakenly thought you were referring to the
April statement, I was baffled when you seemed to be attributing numerous
things to it that it didn't say.  But now I realize that's because you
were referring to a different document.

Anyway, I mention it just in case anyone else had this experience and was
similarly flummoxed.

Michael