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To: Thomas M. who wrote (2047)	8/16/2002 12:42:33 AM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 6945

So from 1965 to 1986, Chomsky attacked pretty much everything the US did while saying not a critical word about the Soviet Union. He never did say anything negative about the Soviet Union until after Gorbachev began to liberalize the country. Then his only criticism was to complain the Soviet Union had perverted socialism. Did Chomsky speak out against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan - when it occurred, not several decades after? Did he raise his voice in support of the Polish Solidarity movement when it was threatened? Face the facts, he was what is known as a fellow traveler. Now his socialist dream has died and all he has left is anti-Americanism.

To: Thomas M. who wrote (2047)	8/16/2002 2:24:57 AM
From: StormRider	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6945

THE MUSLIM MODERATOR Carla Power, Newsweek, 8/19/02 msnbc.com When Sheik Hamza Yusuf was summoned to the White House after the World Trade Center attack, he brought President George W. Bush two books. The first was a Qur’an, bristling with Post-It notes marking key verses. The second was “Thunder in the Sky,” a book on the art of war by a first-century Chinese Taoist. These two gifts- Islam’s holy book and a tract on the humanistic use of power—suggest the two poles orienting the California-based Islamic scholar. He speaks to Americans as a Muslim, and to Muslims abroad as a member of that most powerful tribe on earth: Americans. Since September 11, the 43-year-old Muslim convert has taken up a post at the cultural crossroads between the Islamic world and the United States. Among young Western progressive Muslims, he’s fast becoming the most prominent Islamic cleric of his generation. His speeches at home draw standing-room-only crowds. Moreover, says Fuad Nahdi, publisher of the British Muslim periodical Q News, “he can fill a hall anywhere in the Muslim world…”