Comments on Another memo to Thomas FriedmanTypePad2011-02-16T12:24:53ZDavid Bognerhttps://www.treppenwitz.com/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://www.treppenwitz.com/2011/02/another-memo-to-thomas-friedman/comments/atom.xml/treppenwitz commented on 'Another memo to Thomas Friedman'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef014e863d3fa9970d2011-02-22T11:02:49Z2011-02-22T11:02:49Ztreppenwitzhttp://www.treppenwitz.comAlex ... Did you read the line you quoted? The operative word is 'foreign'. Thomas Friedman is an American journalist....<p>Alex ... Did you read the line you quoted? The operative word is 'foreign'. Thomas Friedman is an American journalist. He has every right to criticize the US government and tell them what they should be doing (in an Op Ed, that is). And in the case of a foreign power, he can criticize them in an OE Ed... expecially where the foreign power's actions (or lack thereof) impact the US's interests. But an American journalist has no place telling a foreign power what to do. that is the role of world bodies and world leaders. Friedman's obsession with Israel to the exclusion of nearly all other countries is, IMHO, unhealthy, and should not be misinterpreted as any sort of expertise. </p>Alex commented on 'Another memo to Thomas Friedman'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef014e863d052f970d2011-02-22T09:59:47Z2011-02-22T09:59:47ZAlex"In general I find it humorous that journalists feel that they have the right to tell foreign nations how to...<p>"In general I find it humorous that journalists feel that they have the right to tell foreign nations how to behave."</p>
<p>I think that journalists have every right to inform an American public paying 3 billion tax dollars annually in aid to Israel of their opinions about Israel's policies. If we tell the journalists not to "meddle", perhaps we should be saying the same to the US government.</p>treppenwitz commented on 'Another memo to Thomas Friedman'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef014e861d354e970d2011-02-16T17:40:00Z2011-02-16T17:40:00Ztreppenwitzhttp://Www.treppenwitz.comJoe Donnelly... And do you know all the details of the arrangement by which Egypt supplies Israel with natural gas?...<p>Joe Donnelly... And do you know all the details of the arrangement by which Egypt supplies Israel with natural gas? Do you think they do it as a favor... Or under threat? Think about it for a moment. Nations are extremely self-interested entities which rarely enter into commercial transactions that are against their interests. Think before you type... And better yet, do a little research before you write silly things.</p>treppenwitz commented on 'Another memo to Thomas Friedman'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef014e861d353e970d2011-02-16T17:40:00Z2011-02-16T17:40:00Ztreppenwitzhttp://Www.treppenwitz.comJoe Donnelly... And do you know all the details of the arrangement by which Egypt supplies Israel with natural gas?...<p>Joe Donnelly... And do you know all the details of the arrangement by which Egypt supplies Israel with natural gas? Do you think they do it as a favor... Or under threat? Think about it for a moment. Nations are extremely self-interested entities which rarely enter into commercial transactions that are against their interests. Think before you type... And better yet, do a little research before you write silly things.</p>Barzilai commented on 'Another memo to Thomas Friedman'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef0147e29d7a2a970b2011-02-16T17:00:46Z2011-02-16T17:00:46ZBarzilaiHe certainly has earned the epithet... http://www.5tjt.com/international-news/9060-uncle-tom-friedman<p>He certainly has earned the epithet...<br />
http://www.5tjt.com/international-news/9060-uncle-tom-friedman</p>Joe Donnelly commented on 'Another memo to Thomas Friedman'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef0147e29d6156970b2011-02-16T16:42:13Z2011-02-16T16:42:13ZJoe DonnellyMaybe if israel paid market prices for gas supplied by Egypt they might have a different attitude.<p>Maybe if israel paid market prices for gas supplied by Egypt they might have a different attitude.</p>Ari commented on 'Another memo to Thomas Friedman'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef0147e29cbd4f970b2011-02-16T14:12:38Z2011-02-16T14:12:38ZAriFor a smart man and a excellent writer, Friedman gets it horribly wrong. One of the things that the Egyptian...<p>For a smart man and a excellent writer, Friedman gets it horribly wrong. One of the things that the Egyptian protesters despised about the man they deposed was -- wait for it and say it with me, folks -- his support for that country's treaty with Israel. And Israel is supposed to throw a party? I thought Israel played it about as best they could; elected officials were uncharacteristically mum about it when it was unfolding.</p>