December 21, 2003
A Slight Omission Over at
A Slight Omission Over at Talk of the Town
Philip Gourevitch, writing in the New Yorker.
"When an American adviser in Iraq speaks of a new strategy of Òterrorism versus terrorism,Ó as Seymour M. Hersh reported in these pages last week, and an American lieutenant colonel tells the Times, ÒWith a heavy dose of fear and violence, and a lot of money for projects, I think we can convince these people that we are here to help them,Ó one may be forgiven for concluding that the enemy is defining the terms of the fight to his advantage."
B.D. had already touched on the above (quite incendiary) quote from Sy Hersh's article.
Which helped spur recollections that Gourevitch's piece does omit this part of Hersh's article:
"Told of such comments, the Pentagon adviser, who is an expert on unconventional war, expressed dismay. ÒThere are people saying all sorts of wild things about Manhunts,Ó he said. ÒBut they arenÕt at the policy level. ItÕs not a no-holds policy, and it shouldnÕt be. IÕm as tough as anybody, but weÕre also a democratic society, and we donÕt fight terror with terror. There will be a lot of close controlsÑdoÕs and donÕts and rules of engagement.Ó . [emphasis added throughout]
(Via Marshall)
Posted by Gregory at December 21, 2003 01:47 AM
Zithromax online antibiotic.
