I Don't Have to Defend The Blogs I link

www.counterpunch.org/2015/07/24/they-say...ca-mosaic-of-horror/

Counter punch is a super publication with which I do not always agree.  in fact since the death of its founder alexander cockburn I agree with it less and less.

and the class of the publication is not based on the fcat that such as Chompksy posts there now and again..but agree with it or not what Counterpunch does is of solid and consistent quality of journalism

but I link any article I find to be truthful and useful, relative to my point of view, helping me to get my point of view across.

and I decide that...me on my independent assessment.  and I usually add my own review of the article and comment generally on the issue the article addresses

the articles and blogs I link are fine, rated, of quality and class. googs is in no way qualified to dismiss and disparage those blogs and links without reading them and directly and comprehensively criticizing them.

neither is ketchim!

ketchim chats a lot of crap about commentators of high academic qualifications.  so why for example does he not bring Joseph Nye for example and lets go to work on his commentary

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