Re: from the village voice (npc)

[Dlofdahl]

In a message dated Sun, 23 Jun 2002 10:39:49 AM Eastern Standard Time, anthony_
r writes:

> True, but there are articulate Palestinians out there; there's a woman whom I
've
> seen on TV alot who I wish had Arafat's title, she'd make a better leader for
 the
> Palestinians in that she's capable of speaking 
> intelligently and with compassion
> and sincerity (just the opposite of Arafat).

i know the woman you mean. she is a politician but i cant remember her office. 
 part of arafat's problem is that his english is so poor.  he should always use
 a translator when speaking to the american press.   this is just another facto
r in the palestinian's disasterous public relations effort.  edward said writes
 about this at length.

the two must frustrating aspects of what is going on now, for me, are:

1. the almost unbelievable bias in the us media in favor of israel

and

2. the fact that even in a city as politically charged as austin there seems to
 be so little genuine debate going on about this topic.  everyone agrees it is 
"tragic", but where - - and forgive me for writing in bumber-sticker speak - - 
is the outrage?  why aren't the students protesting?  why aren't poets banging 
their fists on to podiums?

where the hell is the american left?