Comments on: The Saville Report and Andrew Sullivan http://blog.z-word.com/2010/06/the-saville-report-and-andrew-sullivan/ Commentary about Zionism, anti-Zionism, antisemitism and the conflict in the Middle East Thu, 24 May 2012 03:38:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5-RC1.1 By: A. Jay Adler http://blog.z-word.com/2010/06/the-saville-report-and-andrew-sullivan/#comment-12329 A. Jay Adler Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:26:15 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=1630#comment-12329 It is obvious that Sullivan saw the Saville Report as an opportunity to score analogous points against Israel, one of his periodic obsessions. Judeosphere has a post up about Sullivan's stupid piece in the Australian "breaking up," as Judeo humorously puts it, with Israel: http://www.thejudeosphere.com/?p=1336 Part of what I said there: A major reason he is as big a blogger as he has become is that he was the most well-known journalist to turn so early to full-time blogging. And one consequence of the enormous readership he has experienced because of it has been the cumulative exposure of his idiosyncrasies and unsound and peculiar critical faculties. He will be remembered, in part, for a renown that was increased by blogging and reputation that was diminished by it. It is obvious that Sullivan saw the Saville Report as an opportunity to score analogous points against Israel, one of his periodic obsessions. Judeosphere has a post up about Sullivan’s stupid piece in the Australian “breaking up,” as Judeo humorously puts it, with Israel: http://www.thejudeosphere.com/?p=1336

Part of what I said there:

A major reason he is as big a blogger as he has become is that he was the most well-known journalist to turn so early to full-time blogging. And one consequence of the enormous readership he has experienced because of it has been the cumulative exposure of his idiosyncrasies and unsound and peculiar critical faculties. He will be remembered, in part, for a renown that was increased by blogging and reputation that was diminished by it.

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]]> By: westie12 http://blog.z-word.com/2010/06/the-saville-report-and-andrew-sullivan/#comment-12277 westie12 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 01:25:18 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=1630#comment-12277 Still silence from the murdering scum IRA for all the lives they took. The Paras responded to an attack and this cover up report by a leftist leaning big wig does nothing to alter the fact that the IRA murdered more people than anyone in NI. Unfortunately they still live and the boys who stood for freedom are no being pilloried by the same people they went to protect, by the same people who helped murder innocent civilians not only in NI but in England. Go the Paras, just a pity you missed McGuinness on the day Still silence from the murdering scum IRA for all the lives they took. The Paras responded to an attack and this cover up report by a leftist leaning big wig does nothing to alter the fact that the IRA murdered more people than anyone in NI. Unfortunately they still live and the boys who stood for freedom are no being pilloried by the same people they went to protect, by the same people who helped murder innocent civilians not only in NI but in England. Go the Paras, just a pity you missed McGuinness on the day

]]> By: modernity http://blog.z-word.com/2010/06/the-saville-report-and-andrew-sullivan/#comment-12268 modernity Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:24:26 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=1630#comment-12268 I never ran across the writings of Andrew Sullivan until recently, and I feel fortunate not to have wasted any time reading his guff. He clearly doesn't know much about the Six counties or the state of things in the 1970s. I never ran across the writings of Andrew Sullivan until recently, and I feel fortunate not to have wasted any time reading his guff.

He clearly doesn’t know much about the Six counties or the state of things in the 1970s.

]]> By: Steve Kelly http://blog.z-word.com/2010/06/the-saville-report-and-andrew-sullivan/#comment-12267 Steve Kelly Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:23:39 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=1630#comment-12267 Eamonn, Comparisons between the North and and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict are always flawed. The situations are just too different. <i>The Provos essentially entered into negotiations to see what sort of terms for giving up their struggle were on offer and not in any attempt to achieve those aims by peaceful means.</i> Absolutely. Eamonn,

Comparisons between the North and and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict are always flawed. The situations are just too different.

The Provos essentially entered into negotiations to see what sort of terms for giving up their struggle were on offer and not in any attempt to achieve those aims by peaceful means.

Absolutely.

]]> By: Noga http://blog.z-word.com/2010/06/the-saville-report-and-andrew-sullivan/#comment-12258 Noga Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:15:24 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=1630#comment-12258 How easy it is to poke holes in Sullivan's historical theories when you know the history and the facts. But who among his readers would have that kind of cognition? How easy it is to poke holes in Sullivan’s historical theories when you know the history and the facts. But who among his readers would have that kind of cognition?

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