At 10:14 AM 12/10/2004 -0800 Dave Land wrote: > >On Dec 10, 2004, at 4:39 AM, JDG wrote: > >> At 09:35 AM 12/9/2004 -0800 Dave Land wrote: >>>>>>> (Did I just hear right? We put in charge of the agency charged >>>>>>> with >>>>>>> defending the US against terrorism, a man who was a lackey for the >>>>>>> only country and regime that ever succeeded in perpetrating a >>>>>>> major >>>>>>> terror attack upon our soil? >>>>>> >>>>>> Funny, I thought that regime was Taliban-occupied Afghanistan.... >>>>> >>>>> I believe David is referring to the fact that Osama Bin Laden >>>>> and virtually every one of the 9/11 crew were Saudis. >>>> >>>> I kind of gathered that too... but that isn't what Dr. Brin said, now >>>> is >>>> it? He said that Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ordered and executed >>>> 9/11. >>> >>> He said that the Kingdom perpetrated it, which is not so different >>> from >>> your wording. I'd probably word it in a way that makes it clearer that >>> the perpetrators were /from/ Saudi Arabia, but in an extra-national >>> terrorist organization operating out of Afghanistan. >>> >>> Unless, of course, I was grinding an axe. >> >> Like the one you are grinding against me? >> >> I find it absolutely unbelievable that you can't see that there is a >> huge >> difference in culpability between "the Government of Saudi Arabia" and >> "people of Saudi Arabia". >> >> I also find it extremely difficult to believe that you don't understand >> that Dr. Brin very intentionally used the first formulation rather >> than the >> second formulation, basically because that is precisely the charge he >> wanted to level against the government of Saudi Arabia. > >Well, you /assume/ that I don't understand what Dr. Brin was doing, but >I regret to inform you (honestly -- I am tired of fighting with you and >would much prefer a different mode of engagement) that the axe-grinder I >had in mind *was* Dr. Brin. You seem to be so ready to read an attack on >yourself that you didn't even notice that we were agreeing.
I apologize for not replying to this sooner, but the recent other thread makes the response I had planned here all the more appropriate. I admit, you got me. You did not indeed your sentence "Unless of course, I was grinding my axe" to be your description of my postings in this thread. With that being said, I think it is at least worth considering why your words were misinterpreted. All I can say is that if you were intending to agree with me all along, you certainly have a strange way of showing it. JDG _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
