Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 06:56:51 +0000 (GMT) From: =?iso-8859-1?q?anna=20miller?= <ruboutthewords-AT-yahoo.co.in> Subject: Re: 'instant' Dear Omar Guessous thank you for your thoughtful reply. I still don't understand the subtle difference. --- Omar Guessous <o_guessous-AT-yahoo.com> wrote: > > Anna, I believe that he meant it in referring to > such > actions outside of a war context, a context within > which unfortunately all means are viewed as morally > justified (thus Nagasaki). I know however he's > spoken > out heavily on the atomic bombings that came, after > all, after Japan was 'defeated' and had given up. > .O. > > --- anna miller <ruboutthewords-AT-yahoo.co.in> wrote: > > wondering why Chomsky calls sept 11 crimes > against > > humanity the largest 'instant ' crime in history. > It > > is the phrase instant crime which puzzles me. It > > seems > > to me that Hiroshima and Nagasaki were more > instant > > and killed many more. I am a little surprised at > > Mister Chomsky's comment. But he is a great man, > and > > perhaps he is just tired. And fed up like we are > > all. > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > *NEW* Yahoo! Messenger for SMS. Now on your > ORANGE > > phone *NEW* > > Visit > > http://in.mobile.yahoo.com/smsmgr_signin.html > > > > > > --- from list > > postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu --- > > > ====> "There are insistent questions that we all have to > ask and that make it clear to us that it is not > possible to study simply for the sake of studying. > As if we could study in a way that really had > nothing to do with that distant, strange world out > there." > - Paulo Freire, in 'Pedagogy of Freedom' > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. > http://personals.yahoo.com > > > --- from list > postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu --- ___________________________________________________________________ *NEW* Yahoo! Messenger for SMS. Now on your ORANGE phone *NEW* Visit http://in.mobile.yahoo.com/smsmgr_signin.html --- from list postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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