Hi chidi
I think it is journalists whose job it is, if they are decent, to make those investigations. The more respected the journalist, the more we can rely on them.
They are far from perfect, to be sure. but at least we can start with them. I value juan cole's opinions, and he more or less indicates his sources. And I value the most reputed newspapers, but I agree we can't just take their word for gospel.
ken
Kenneth Harrow
Dept of English and Film Studies
Michigan State University
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harrow@msu.edu
http://www.english.msu.edu/people/faculty/kenneth-harrow/
On 07/04/17 14:52, "Chidi Anthony Opara" <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com on behalf of chidi.opara@gmail.com> wrote:
Professor Harrow,
The statement I made("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?") was not a speculation.
I was in other words calling for circumspection in judgment. I was saying in other words that we should not be hasty in our judgment, I was calling for thorough investigation to establish who actually committed the heinous crime.
If you read and digest the statement well, I was saying that we should not rely on USA or Syria or their allies. In other words, there should be investigation by unbiased parties (United Nations, if you like)
CAO.
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