[lbo-talk] Orientalists and Islamists

uvj at vsnl.com uvj at vsnl.com
Sat May 22 13:20:14 PDT 2004


Doug Henwood wrote:


> I think this came up because someone, maybe me, noted that the
> particular tortures chosen were designed for maximum effect in the
> society being occupied. No one that I know of in friendly precincts
> said anything, much less raved about, about how Islam has oppressed
> women "everywhere for centuries."

I suspect US leftists have to bend over backwards to prove their anti-imperialist credentials and a very large number of them go to absurd lengths to do it.

Ulhas



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