<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1"> <title></title> </head> <body> Carrol Cox wrote: <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid4427448F.F181A6D1@ilstu.edu"> <pre wrap=""> Julio Huato wrote: </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap=""> Massad's critique of M&W's paper misses the main points: that the policies the U.S. follows in the Middle East, whether or not determined by the influence of the Israel lobby, *contradict* the interest of the U.S. capitalists taken as a whole, </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> This is little short of a claim to divine inspiration. Neither let critics nor ruling class intellectuals can reach any consensus whatever on what is "the interest of the u.s. capitalists." It is unbelievable arrogance for any one person to claim that he KNOWS what that interest is.</pre> </blockquote> This is so tiresome Carol. So very, very tiresome. Let's just say that Julio is starting a conversation about what those interests might be. It really bothers me when you attempt to put a stop to conversations before they even start. Joanna <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid4427448F.F181A6D1@ilstu.edu"> <pre wrap=""> </pre> </blockquote> </body> </html>