SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: SirRealist who wrote (18655)2/12/2002 11:32:08 AM
From: JohnM  Read Replies (2) of 281500
 
That NY Times article about our intertwined FA policies with Saudi Arabia was probably the biggest eye-opener I've had since I woke up to a television screen moments before the second plane hit WTC.

One quick correction, Kevin, it's from The Washington Post.

I agree that the series is very important. For me, it fits within a course of reading I've undertaken that has changed my views a great deal. Thanks to a good many members of this thread.

I can't say I've changed my views along any continuum that would be from conservative to liberal or the reverse. Just that I'm much better informed qualitatively. That is I see things I had not seen before and that leads me to think differently. For instance, I understand, at least I think I do, certain nuances in Edward Said's posts that I would earlier have missed; I have a sharper awareness of Israeli fears (much thanks to Nadine) but also a sharper awareness of how they tend to make their fears the center of the universe, understandable but others need to put some distance; and I have a much greater awareness of the multitude of things that go under the label "Islamists". I have much reading to do there, but I see the outlines now whereas before I was not aware there was even a text.

John
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  

HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2026 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News