>it risks a
>similar racism, but when we make clear we are talking about the Saudi
>elites, who effectively do run the country, I think it is acceptable. I
>think Moore in his film did do that, especially with the shots of Bush
>senior cavorting with the Saudi ruling class.
It's not like the rest of the film trafficks in hostile caricatures of Arabs, either. We're meant to sympathize with the Iraqi woman whose house was blown up, and with the many other Iraqis who were shown with limbs blown off.
Pugliese said offlist that Moore dedicated a book to Rachel Corrie - which one? Anyone know more about this?
Doug