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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (43041)	9/10/2002 2:11:25 PM
From: Win Smith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Debate is more than mere sarcasm. Tee hee. I guess if you add in enough blustering self-righteousness, it's ok, though. On the direct subject of Sontag: It's remarkable how a seemingly intelligent woman can say such idiotic things. #reply-17973456 Not the least tiny bit sarcastic there, eh, Nadine? Elsewhere recently: CBS reports on global village idiocy #reply-17971240 Or at somewhat greater length: You're right, that's exactly what one would expect it to say, even after a conference that turned into a shameful fiasco. At least it would have been shameful, if the UN were capable of shame. But an organization that appoints Muamar Gaddafi chief of the Human Rights Council is clearly shameless and has lost even the capacity for decent hypocrisy. #reply-17970676 Well, yes Karen, and what did you expect HRW to say after the Durban conference, "we're sorry we let ourselves be hijacked like this?" Gotta put a good face on these things. Haven't you learned yet that these conferences are always by definition a success for the diplomats and NGOs taking part in them? #reply-17970550 Somehow, lectures from you on sarcasm leave me puzzled. I guess my personal efforts just don't measure up to those of the local master.