Thanks, I appreciate it and will look up his stuff. One way to attack
leftists is to say their use of sources is unreliable. Ironically, I have
been attacked--basically accused of unethical scholarship--by reactionaries
over my use of that Kennan quote. They let nothing stand in the way of
their own ideology. Hope you enjoy the essay.
At 01:59 PM 2/18/2000 +1100, you wrote:
>Hiya Bob,
>
> John Pilger is a "campaigning" Australian journalist who writes
>about
>and analyses current events and conflicts using a radical perspective. His
>work is quite at home amongst that of Chomsky. You can find a small archive
>of his writings at http://www.users.bigpond.com/nlevine/thearchive.html
>
>Pilger's writings and film appear sometimes in the mainstream media.
>
>There is no real controversy in the aus.politics threads. Just that some
>consider
>Pilger to be an unreliable academic source.
>
>Thanks again for the Kennan citation! I started on your essay today.
>
>Regards,
>
>Craig
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: buzzanco [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: 17 February 2000 23:12
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [CHOMSKY] Sources for Pilger/Hitler Quotes
>
>
>Allow me to reveal my ignorance. Who/What is John Pilger and what's the
>controversy?
>
>Bob
>
>At 10:40 AM 2/17/2000 +1100, you wrote:
>>Thanks Bob!
>>
>>There are two short threads in progress in the aus.politics
>>newsgroup about the reliability of John Pilger as an
>>academic source. See the threads "USA Immediate Post-WW2
>>Agenda" and "John Pilger An Accurate Source"
>>
>>I'll get to your essay shortly...
>>
>>God Bless!
>>
>>Craig
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: buzzanco [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>Sent: 16 February 2000 23:21
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: [CHOMSKY] Sources for Pilger/Hitler Quotes
>>
>>
>>The Kennan quote can be found in the State Department's collection of U.S.
>>documents, FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES. I quote it in an article
>>I wrote that's on the web which you can access at
>>http://vi.uh.edu/pages/buzzmat/bernathlecture.htm
>>
>>Don't know the source of Hitler quote.
>>
>>Bob Buzzanco
>>Univ. of Houston
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>At 05:08 PM 2/16/2000 +1100, you wrote:
>>>Hi People,
>>>
>>> I am looking for exact primary sources for the following quotes
>>from
>>>the ZNET User Quotes Page. Can anyone help?
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>Craig
>>>
>>>"We have 50 per cent of the world's wealth, but only
>>>6.3 per cent of its population. In this situation,
>>>our real job in the coming period is to devise a
>>>pattern of relationships which permit us to maintain
>>>this position of disparity. To do so,
>>>we have to dispense with alll sentimentality
>>>. . . we should cease thinking about human
>>>rights, the raising of living
>>>standards and democratisation."
>>>
>>>- George Kennan, US Cold War Planner, 1948
>>>
>>>"We stand for the maintenance of private property...We shall protect
>>>free enterprise as the most expedient, or rather the sole possible
>>>economic order. - Adolf Hitler
>>>
>>Bob Buzzanco
>>Associate Prof. of History
>>University of Houston
>>Department of History
>>Houston, TX 77204-3785
>>[log in to unmask]
>>http://vi.uh.edu/pages/buzzmat/buzzanco.htm
>>713.743.3093
>>713.743.3216 [fax]
>>[log in to unmask]
>>
>Bob Buzzanco
>Associate Prof. of History
>University of Houston
>Department of History
>Houston, TX 77204-3785
>[log in to unmask]
>http://vi.uh.edu/pages/buzzmat/buzzanco.htm
>713.743.3093
>713.743.3216 [fax]
>[log in to unmask]
>
Bob Buzzanco
Associate Prof. of History
University of Houston
Department of History
Houston, TX 77204-3785
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http://vi.uh.edu/pages/buzzmat/buzzanco.htm
713.743.3093
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