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Dan Clore <[log in to unmask]>
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Discussions on the philosophy, work and influences of Noam Chomsky" <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 8 May 1997 15:59:31 -0700
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Mason A. Clark wrote:

>   Looseness with facts I thought was a media trait decried by Chomsky.
>   It seems that his pretended followers have adopted the trait as their own.
>
> >What state interests did it serve to promote high-end speculations about
> >the Khmer Rouge death toll? Well, one big one was to obscure the
> >*earlier* genocide--namely the one conducted by U.S. warplanes against
> >the Khmer population, which not only killed hundreds of thousands, but
> >which, by destroying the fabric of Khmer society, laid the groundwork for
> >the ultimate takeover by the Khmer Rouge.

Perhaps you can tell us what facts have played with loosely here. Be
aware that we have seen the documentation of this in Chomsky and
Herman's work, and that you will have to argue against the Finnish
Inquiry Commission and scholars specializing in the subject, from which
C&H derive their conclusions.

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