Reader Mail, 9/30

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September 30, 2002

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Hi Michael Young --

Superb piece in Reason!

As someone writing a book on its history -- the story of the Deir Yassin massacre (expansion of a Historian journal piece), with a vicious denunciation of the collectivism of both sides --- and a libertarian, it is a pleasure to see a good analysis of the current situation. If only the Arabs around you there would adopt a perceptive view of the USA, its factions, and separate out the liberal idea -- rather rely on endless conspiracy theories and blaming the Zionist lobby (not that they don't cause big trouble) and Israel (not that it doesnt have lots of baggage especially in Lebanon).

It is nice that Reason ran it as well.

Wish I'd visited Beirut whe I had the chance...

Regards,

Matthew Hogan

A non-imperialist plan to overthrow at least five governments

Hi Mike,

Read your article with great admiration and fascination with your account of the Byzantine maneuving by the foriegn policy geniuses. In this case, however, the thrust of this action is not Imperial.

It is self defense, plain and simple. Iraq happens to be the next link in the chain of terror that must be shattered. Followed by Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, either by force or by other, more subtle influence, these nests of terror must be wiped out and re-born in the mold of Japan and Germany after the second war. Nothing Imperial, just American self defense.

Thanks again for an excellent view of an interesting subject.

John Averyt

Re: The Drug Czar Must Abdicate (9/18)

Fear, disenfranchisement and humungodollars