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I believe I limited my critique of Counterpunch to their view on Syria. I would love to see something by Lou on Syria in Counterpunch, or Binh or me, or anyone else that is a supporter of the Syrian Revolution. I don't think I've even seen anything in Counterpunch that is supportive of the Syrian Revolution or even that considers it a revolution. If you know of any please enlighten me. I am quite confident that, on balance, they are promoting counter revolutionary views on Syria and they do so with little integrity as these posts often contain "facts" that are demonstrably false, as I showed in that article and as I said in it, it is not without reason that they don't allow comments. My most in depth critique of Counterpunch on Syria can be found here. *Counterpunch: So Wrong on Syria*<http://claysbeach.blogspot.com/2013/04/counterpunch-so-wrong-on-syria.html> It has also been translated to Arab here and has received strong support among Syria revolutionaries. *كاونتربانش : الخطأ الكبير في سوريا*<http://claysbeach.blogspot.com/2013/05/blog-post_13.html> The fact that that post remains unanswered I take as just one more proof that they are less interested in dialogue than they are in promoting a specific view on the Syrian conflict. More, later Clay Claiborne, Director Vietnam: American Holocaust <http://VietnamAmericanHolocaust.com> Linux Beach Productions Venice, CA 90291 (310) 581-1536 Read my blogs at the Linux Beach <http://claysbeach.blogspot.com/> <http://wlcentral.org/user/2965/track> On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 5:04 AM, Prashad, Vijay <vijay.pras...@trincoll.edu>wrote: > ====================================================================== > Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. > ====================================================================== > > > Dear Clay Clairborne, > > I don't know you, so forgive this intrusion. > > I saw on the Marxmail list that you had posted an essay called "More > Opportunist Lies on Syria from Counterpunch." > > In that article you write, "Counterpunch has time and again shown that it > has no integrity when it comes to reporting on people's revolts against its > 'anti-imperialist' heroes like the fascist dictatorships like Mummar > Qaddafi and Bashar Assad." > > I have written for Counterpunch from the 1990s. Since the move to the web, > I have regularly written for the website. During the Arab Spring, I have > been on of the stable of people who have written for Counterpunch, mainly > regarding the struggles in Libya. > > By making the kind of sweeping generalization that you make, you erase the > writing that people like myself do on the Counterpunch website. It would be > inconceivable to portray the work I have done as treating either Qaddafi or > Assad as anti-imperialist heroes. In fact, my work runs on a much different > track than what you denounce. Are you suggesting that the writing that I, > and others, do on Counterpunch does not define its work "time and again"? > > Jeffrey is better equipped to say this, but I will give you my impression: > Counterpunch is an anti-systemic website with a wide range of writers, many > of whom would not agree with each other (one of the regulars is Lou > himself). There is no strict editorial line, as far as I can tell, and that > is for the better. The editors obviously have a view, which is a good > thing, but they do not publish only what is strictly in accordance either > with their views or with that of their other writers. > > I was one of the first to sign the petition that Bricmont attacks. I think > his comment on the statement was very poorly done. But that's his mess. > > You are of course entitled to draw broad strokes denunciations of whom you > wish. To be more credible, however, you (and Bricmont) would be better > suited to a bit more nuance and accuracy. > > Best Wishes, > > Vijay. > > ________________________________________________ > Send list submissions to: Marxism@greenhouse.economics.utah.edu > Set your options at: > http://greenhouse.economics.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/clayclai%40gmail.com > ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@greenhouse.economics.utah.edu Set your options at: http://greenhouse.economics.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
