Interestingly enough, the BBC produced and aired (in the UK) a three part documentary called The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of the Politics of Fear, which does just such a comparison. It was a very good series. It also addresses many of the issues which I have discussed in this thread. Interestingly enough, the documentary was ignored in the US well after its release, and the only coinciding press coverage it was given (interestingly by the National Review) at the time brushed it off as conspiracy.
Jayson Funke Graduate School of Geography Clark University 950 Main Street Worcester, MA 01610 -----Original Message----- From: PEN-L list [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Perelman Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 3:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PEN-L] what is Hizbullah? [from Juan Cole] The neo-cons have not seen much battle apart from their laptops. Their strategies have not brought about desired outcomes & they have little support outside of the US. One similarity: the US has done what both sides desired. On Mon, Jul 31, 2006 at 12:20:49PM -0700, Jim Devine wrote: > > it would be interesting to do a "compare and contrast" on bin Laden > vs. the neoconservatives. They might turn out to share more in terms > of attitudes than they differ from each other. > -- > Jim Devine / "These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in > concert, to fleece the people." -- Abraham Lincoln -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
