On 21 Aug 2002 at 8:25, Mermaid . wrote:
> [Mermaid]Brian Whitaker, the author of Selective Memri(
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/elsewhere/journalist/story/0,7792,773258,00.
> html )comes up with another interesting article.
>
> [Mermaid]Other than the obvious content of the report which sheds
> light on how the media works, there is a valuable lesson here about
> strategy.
>
> US thinktanks give lessons in foreign policy
>
> Brian Whitaker reports on the network of research institutes whose
> views and TV appearances are supplanting all other experts on Middle
> Eastern issues
>
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/elsewhere/journalist/story/0,7792,777100,00.
> html
>
> Monday August 19, 2002
>
Once again, the ad hominem attack; no refutation of the message, but
an attack upon the messenger. An argument must stand or fall upon its
merits, not its author - or haven't you learned that 2500 year old lesson
in greek logical fallacies? Next, you'll be planting your new favorite
demon neocons in remote control of the 9/11 terror flights.
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