Comments on: Audammit http://www.kieranhealy.org/blog/archives/2003/02/05/audammit/ Sociology and other distractions Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:33:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Henry http://www.kieranhealy.org/blog/archives/2003/02/05/audammit/comment-page-1/#comment-376 Henry Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.kieranhealy.org/wordpress/?p=259#comment-376 Nice analysis of an awful piece. What's really worrying about current US debates is that middle of the road liberals like Friedman, and purported socialists like Hitchens, are allying with the neo-cons to promote war as a path to democratization in the Middle East. Not that the region couldn't do with real democracy - but the assumption that it can be brought through by force smacks of overweening arrogance. And -nobody- in the mainstream US press seems to be querying this. Nice analysis of an awful piece. What’s really worrying about current US debates is that middle of the road liberals like Friedman, and purported socialists like Hitchens, are allying with the neo-cons to promote war as a path to democratization in the Middle East. Not that the region couldn’t do with real democracy – but the assumption that it can be brought through by force smacks of overweening arrogance. And nobody in the mainstream US press seems to be querying this.

]]> By: John Isbell http://www.kieranhealy.org/blog/archives/2003/02/05/audammit/comment-page-1/#comment-377 John Isbell Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.kieranhealy.org/wordpress/?p=259#comment-377 Audacious? He must have heard people beginning to snicker at the word bold. Audacious? He must have heard people beginning to snicker at the word bold.

]]> By: The Road to Surfdom http://www.kieranhealy.org/blog/archives/2003/02/05/audammit/comment-page-1/#comment-378 The Road to Surfdom Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.kieranhealy.org/wordpress/?p=259#comment-378 <strong>What is Option X?</strong> Thomas Friedman makes a number of points in The New York Times today. It is worth a read, especially by What is Option X?

Thomas Friedman makes a number of points in The New York Times today. It is worth a read, especially by

]]> By: Al-Muhajabah's Islamic Blogs http://www.kieranhealy.org/blog/archives/2003/02/05/audammit/comment-page-1/#comment-379 Al-Muhajabah's Islamic Blogs Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.kieranhealy.org/wordpress/?p=259#comment-379 <strong>what comes after?</strong> The inspiration for this entry comes from a post at Body and Soul. Jeanne says: The latter part of the what comes after?

The inspiration for this entry comes from a post at Body and Soul. Jeanne says: The latter part of the

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