On Tue, 30 Mar 2010, Doug Henwood wrote:
> [I always hated this communitarian shit, but this takes the cake. For some
> reason this asshole added me to his email list.]
Oy. But you can't blame this on his communitarianism. It's a function rather of his being Israeli, where this is the mainstream position.
BTW, if anyone hasn't read the Jane Mayer article he's so exercised to refute, I highly recommend it. One of the best articles the New Yorker has run in the last year -- and it's been a good year for them:
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/10/26/091026fa_fact_mayer
I'm actually kind of chuffed that Etzioni is pointing at it. The best cover for the horror of drones is that they are forgotten about. The more people think about them, the more people will be shocked and horrified. Just like with bombing.
Michael