From: Mark Steven Heyman (markheyman@infoproconsulting.com)
Date: Tue Jun 01 2004 - 16:26:41 BST
Platt, Platt, Platt...
I thought we'd agreed to have a nice day. Now I gotta bring out the
Whack-A-Mole mallet.
Aside from the simple historical fact that American soldiers and
"interrogators" have been every bit as torturous and murderous as any
others, you miss the point of Chomsky's response.
The argument he refutes is a simple and very common one: What I do
is OK, as long as others are doing worse.
Now, relax, will ya?
MarkH
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On 1 Jun 2004 at 10:42, Platt Holden wrote:
Hi All:
Thanks to MSH we have this comment from Chomsky about American
treatment of jailed suspected terrorists:
> The clear truth of the matter is that it wasn't "abuse,"
> but torture, and it wasn't a few "bad apples," but general
> policy.
I suggest old Noam learn the difference between abuse and torture by
first having girl's underwear placed on his head and then having his
fingers chopped off one by one. You can call both torture if you
wish, but believe me, there's a difference. Nor is it U.S. "general
policy" to toss dissidents off 3-story buildings or put them alive
feet first in wood chippers.
Talk about making irrational comparisons . . .
Regards,
Platt
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