On Nov 7, 2007, at 3:41 PM, Michael Smith wrote:
> On Wednesday 07 November 2007 15:34:59 Chris Doss wrote:
>> --- Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
>>> Alas, Imam
>>> Furuhashi just unsub'd,
>>
>> Bummer.
>
> Second the motion. At the risk of raising immoderate moderatorial
> ire, I must say it seems odd to rule out of order a topic of such
> intense and immediate importance.
We needed a rest from that topic. People were saying the same damn thing over & over, me included, at higher levels of intensity but with no minds changed or intellectual progress made. If people want to discuss the likelihood of a U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran, or what the motives of the various actors are, that's fine with me. Just no domestic Iranian politics for now. This is the third list that YF has left because of a moratorium on discussing domestic Iranian politics. Evidently she's tried the patience of others besides me.
Doug