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American ‘Scholar’ Turns into Agent Provocateur
In the context of the flotilla incident for Clemons to display this intellectually asinine and politically insipid article by Ebinger in the pages of The Washington Note it is obvious that Steve relishes his new vocation as agent provocateur. He says, “I myself would not go back to the USS Liberty as a driver to this debate,” but surely he is not so cognitively short sighted not to see that by giving it top billing on the pages of TWN he is driving it into the debate through the back door. He also needs a lot of luck to escape the bolts of criticism for his incendiary involvement in throwing this ‘petrol bomb’ of the USS Liberty at Israel at this critical moment.
The above comment emitted the following responses:
larry birnbaum says,
I agree with kotzabasis above that Clemons’s disclaimer is too cute by half. We aren’t in the realm of honest discussion; at best we are in the realm of emotional acting out. The clue is Ebinger’s use of the word “impunity.” He isn’t focused on the strategic issues here — it is Israel’s attitude that bothers him. It’s all very personalized and emotional.
Which is Clemons’s weakness as an analyst as well.
samuelburke says,
“If Steve relishes his new vocation as agent provocateur”, then
kotzabasis relishes his as agent provocateur squashateur
disqualifier.
you”re oh so erudite Kotz, you have lost your ability to think.
Kotz the accuser.
discredit away.
I think Steve ought to be commended for his coverage of the
many issues that americans are interested in, better to
~ by kotzabasis on June 11, 2010.
Posted in barack obama, israel, middle east, news, politics
Tags: agent provocateur, american scholar, debate, flotilla, turns, washington note
American ‘Scholar’ Turns into Agent Provocateur | DARING THOUGHTS
American ‘Scholar’ Turns into Agent Provocateur
In the context of the flotilla incident for Clemons to display this intellectually asinine and politically insipid article by Ebinger in the pages of The Washington Note it is obvious that Steve relishes his new vocation as agent provocateur. He says, “I myself would not go back to the USS Liberty as a driver to this debate,” but surely he is not so cognitively short sighted not to see that by giving it top billing on the pages of TWN he is driving it into the debate through the back door. He also needs a lot of luck to escape the bolts of criticism for his incendiary involvement in throwing this ‘petrol bomb’ of the USS Liberty at Israel at this critical moment.
The above comment emitted the following responses:
larry birnbaum says,
I agree with kotzabasis above that Clemons’s di
sclaimer is too cute by half. We aren’t in the realm of honest discussion; at best we are in the realm of emotional acting out. The clue is Ebinger’s use of the word “impunity.” He isn’t focused on the strategic issues here — it is Israel’s attitude that bothers him. It’s all very personalized and emotional.
Which is Clemons’s weakness as an analyst as well.
samuelburke says,
“If Steve relishes his new vocation as agent provocateur”, then
kotzabasis relishes his as agent provocateur squashateur
disqualifier.
you”re oh so erudite Kotz, you have lost your ability to think.
Kotz the accuser.
discredit away.
I think Steve ought to be commended for his coverage of the
many issues that americans are interested in, better to
~ by kotzabasis on June 11, 2010.
Posted in barack obama, israel, middle east, news, politics
Tags: agent provocateur, american scholar, debate, flotilla, turns, washington note