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To: JohnM who wrote (133468)8/20/2005 12:10:26 PM
From: Nadine Carroll  Read Replies (1) of 793772
 
http://hnn.us/articles/986.html. Some information from The History News Network on Pipes and his campaign, particularly its effect on Juan Cole.


From HNN:

Mr. Cole reports to HNN that since the website was established he and the other professors listed on the site have been targeted by a relentless conspiracy of email hackers.


In short, Cole got hostile email. You're really going to have to do better than that to show how Cole's academic freedom has been "suppressed". He doesn't sound suppressed at all to me. Nowadays he gets to spout his condescending piffle on major media outlets, not just his well-read internet blog.

I notice the Nation is long on name-calling - Pipes is an "anti-Arab propagandist" - a charge they do not back up with any quotes - and short on argument.

I have noticed before that the Nation is very free with dishing out the name calling, but any criticism that heads in their direction is "suppression of academic freedom".

Like a judge in any suit for damages, I'm still waiting to see the supposed damage. You would really think from the wailing and name-calling that Pipes held a government censor's position, and was throwing those who offended him in jail. If instead he criticizes people by quoting their actual published work, that is fair game.

However, I will compliment you on actually going out to gather some links, something you don't usually do.
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