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> On Behalf Of Chuck0
> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 3:07 PM
> To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
> Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] Mr. Churchill
>
> John Thornton wrote:
>
> >
> >> Following the attacks, Churchill wrote an essay, "Some People Push
> >> Back: On the Justice of Roosting Chickens," that hailed the "gallant
> >> sacrifices" of the "combat teams" that struck America.
> >>
> >> He said although the victims were civilians they were not innocent. He
> >> went on to describe the World Trade Center victims as "little
> >> Eichmanns," a reference to Adolf Eichmann, who organized Nazi leader
> >> Adolf Hitler's plan to exterminate Europe's Jews.
>
> > Far from his finest moment. He has done some really good work in the
> > past but will unfortunately be remembered for this for a long time. I
> > wish he would apologize but that doesn't seem to be something most
> > tenured professors are capable of, Ward more than most I fear.
>
> This has actually been one of his more brilliant insights, which I
> happen to agree with.
>
> The problem is that any news story or mailing list discussion will not
> get Churchill's argument. I suggest reading the book, which is quite
> excellent, albeit pretty depressing.
>
> Chuck
>
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