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To: ratan lal who wrote (46949)	9/20/2001 12:42:22 PM
From: Wyätt Gwyön	Respond to of 54805

interesting piece that shows a bit how one-sided our perspective is on the Middle East. the latest issue of Harper's at the newsstand has a lengthy piece on the Gaza (predates 9/11) which you may find of interest. also, see harpers.org

To: ratan lal who wrote (46949)	9/20/2001 5:57:48 PM
From: Another John	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

Ratan, The author of that article from the London Independent, Robert Fisk, wrote possibly the best history of the Lebanese conflict "Pity The Nation". It is out of print according to Amazon, however anybody interested in the Middle East should find a used copy. I see that eight copies are required by Amazon clients at present. One of the few books that gives a lasting impression of the brutality of war. Regards, John

To: ratan lal who wrote (46949)	9/20/2001 9:24:18 PM
From: LLLefty	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

Ratan Lal It's a pity that you did not print out the first of part of Robert Fisk's piece in which he maintains that "retaliation is a trap." While he goes under a masquerade as a "journalist," Fisk a relentless anti-American, anti-Israel propagandist who has made a living for years pounding the same theme. His self-promoting brand of journalism invariably places himself in the midst of the action, as he writes in a part you did not cover: "Mr. bin Laden....has described to ME how he wishes to overthrow the "pro-American regimes (s) of the Middle East...." About the only thing he hasn't blamed the Jews for--yet--is carrying out the Holocaust themselves (or faking it) to win the world's sympathy and get themselves a state. If you wish, I could give a few samples privately of how he skew facts and sprinkles half-truths to fit his obsessions. BTW, if you stretch to the Kashmir his view that retaliation is a trap, one would wonder whether India should be so brutal in suppressing Kashmiri aspirations. n. b.: Don't you think this discussion better belongs on FLs foreign policy thread?