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To: Ilaine who wrote (2380)	7/16/2001 1:16:54 PM
From: Thomas M.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23908

As you have stated in the past, your view on America's foreign policy is that we should operate "in our interests". Not to support democracy or to fight human rights violations. So, what do you know about good will? No person of good will would write things like this: Shahak criticizes racism and vile religious hatred. Apparently, you think this sort of stuff should be celebrated or hidden. One hundred years ago, would you have opposed open discussion of the Trail of Tears? Why is it accepted (and widely done) to criticize the racist and hateful ideas of a Christian like Martin Luther, but not of a Jew like Maimonides? Tom

To: Ilaine who wrote (2380)	7/16/2001 1:20:18 PM
From: Thomas M.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23908

The lies he told ... LOL! Since they don't conform to your crusade, they must be lies. Tom

To: Ilaine who wrote (2380)	7/16/2001 1:50:02 PM
From: Thomas M.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23908

Some misinformation is being passed along here, which isn't too surprising when you consider the sources, unfortunately. Alexander Cockburn, Noam Chomsky, and Christopher Hitchens are admitted Communists. I don't know whether Shahak was, but I assume that he was at least leftist. Birds of a feather, and all that. Now you are saying that Communists are inherently liars? I knew you were a right-winger, I just didn't realize you were McCarthy-esque. Tom

To: Ilaine who wrote (2380)	7/16/2001 4:43:29 PM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23908

Sorry to see you and Tom having this feud. Your exchanges on the Book Nook thread were informative, as were the links and book recommendations you guys made. The history of money has always been a subject I've had difficulty getting my arms around. Just read a review of Niall Ferguson's latest book, The Cash Nexus: Money and Power in the Modern World, in the recent issue of the American Spectator. amazon.com The reviewer pretty much panned the book, but says the book is not without value. He concludes by saying that the book has more useful statistics than most works on economics, but that there is little wisdom in the book. I don't expect Ferguson has many friends in the establishment, especially in the UK, after he wrote The Pity of War: Explaining World War I, in which he claims England shares equal blame with Germany for starting WWI. amazon.com