[lbo-talk] Re: Klein vs. Gitlin vs. Cooper

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Sat Aug 28 09:14:52 PDT 2004


Michael Pugliese wrote:


>http://www.marccooper.com/
>>...Sadness. More sadness than anger is what overcame me when I read
>>the latest Nation magazine column by Naomi Klein. I'll grant it has
>>a catchy title: From Najaf to New York. But this column by Klein,
>>who has earned the admiration of a new generation of dissidents
>>with a notable intellectual keen-ness, neatly encapzulizes the
>>moral confusion that clouds the vision, even the rationality, of
>>much of the anti-war movement.
>
>Make sure you click the link above to read her entire piece and to
>make sure I do it justice in this critique. (Please also read Norman
>Geras take on this column as well). I had several friends call me in
>disbelief when they read Klein's manifesto. I read it three times to
>make sure I got it right.
>
>And, alas, I can only conclude that the column is a forthright
>apology for the religio-fascist militias of Muqtada Al Sadr. Indeed,
>its damn near a call for the peace movement to join in solidarity
>with his Mahdi Army.

Not really. She called for solidarity with Iraqis who want an end to the occupation. Cooper is so busy distancing himself from the left that he can't read straight.

Doug



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