| Yes, that's an example of Chomsky proceeding on assumption (US gets mad, fires missiles, too bad for anyone in way) before all the facts are in. He also gave me a pain in the ass with some of his idle speculation in the immediate aftermath of 911.
So he's human. I did say I'd count him neither as a zero nor a hero.
But when there are facts to marshall (and maybe nobody in the media would dare marshall them) he's capable of great insight, as he was over Vietnam all those years ago.
As for respecting the ground you stand on, I think that's misplaced respect anywhere (unless you're an environmentalist, of course :) ).
"I wish I was as cocksure of anything as Tom Macaulay is of everything."
-- Viscount Melbourne |