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To: Lane3 who wrote (19314)	12/11/2003 3:10:04 AM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (3) of 793640

Have you read Friedman's books on the ME? Do you not know that he guy is a certifiable expert on the subject? I have. From Beirut to Jerusalem is excellent, The Lexus and the Olive Tree pretty good, Longitudes and Attitudes are just his columns dressed up and prettified. He started off as an excellent reporter, whom I fault on specific points, like his unquestioning acceptance of the huge double standard for judging Israeli and Arab actions. He has become glibber and more in love with the sound of his own voice over time, too much writing with too little thought, always willing to sacrifice coherence for the cute phrase. Besides that, he is deeply conflicted on the Iraq war, supporting it 52 to 48 as he himself says, and you can get whiplash following his columns from week to week. Do you not know that he has been stationed there forever, away from the "corruption" of the Times' brie culture It's my understanding that Friedman hasn't been stationed in the Middle East since 1988 and he lives in America. I don't know about his resistance to brie culture, but he didn't look very resistant to flattery in that little escapade with Prince Abdullah of SA last year. nytimes.com

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