Oliver Kamm takes on Pilger, Australia's very own Chomsky-ite.
Pilger is well known for the extravagance of his rhetoric and his emotive presentation. But these are less serious deficiencies than the way he treats historical sources. Perhaps it is because he believes so strongly in the notion of official deceit that Pilger disregards historical inquiry when forcing his prespecified conclusions. But whatever the reason, that's what he does, and that's what deprives his work of any redeeming characteristic.
Ouch.
UPDATE: On the topic of Chomsky, this is the best parody I've ever seen on the man.
Chomsky and Zinn discuss the Lord of the Rings.
Posted by Quentin George at September 23, 2006 11:32 AMChomsky is a nutter, right? He seems to be the messiah around here. Noticed Chavez is a fan of his work.
Posted by: Engels at September 27, 2006 11:57 AM