Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Today's Quote

Well, to weigh in briefly.

Either we are experts in middle eastern affairs, have worked with experts for years and so know which are the most reliable, or else we try to establish which experts we must read to get a sense of the reality of the events.

Pure speculation strikes me as useless, or worse, as it undermines valuable information gathering.

Each of us will turn to those we trust most. If the source is Russian or favors accepting Russian information that will not resemble western sources. There is a reason why the new York times or le monde or bbc have high reputations. Their reporters and editors care about their reputation for being reliable; nutcase sources care about sustaining their readerships’ beliefs.

 

Sorry, chidi, I don’t favor the speculation about a staged event. It serves the interests of horrible autocrats and dictators for us to play up that side of it.

ken

 

Kenneth Harrow

Dept of English and Film Studies

Michigan State University

619 Red Cedar Rd

East Lansing, MI 48824

517-803-8839

harrow@msu.edu

http://www.english.msu.edu/people/faculty/kenneth-harrow/

 

From: usaafricadialogue <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Ibukunolu A Babajide <ibk2005@gmail.com>
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Date: Friday 7 April 2017 at 08:19
To: usaafricadialogue <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Today's Quote

 

Chidi Anthony Opara,

 

Your liberal use of hyperbole blurs when you are waxing lyrical or being exuberant with prose.  Bombing of Syria? Yes!  However invasion of Syria?  Not yet done!!

 

Cheers.

 

IBK

 

 

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On 7 April 2017 at 12:12, Chidi Anthony Opara <chidi.opara@gmail.com> wrote:

Are we sure that Assad deployed the recent chemical weapon? Or was it done by a fifth columnist to provide excuse for bombing and invasion of Syria?

 

CAO. 

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