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Anti-Israel Censorship Watch - Walt and Mearsheimer Redux

Another soppy and kind of pathetic screed is making its way across lefty boards and listservs, bemoaning how hard it is for anti-Israel activists and academics like Walt and Mearsheimer to get a fair hearing these days. Our version was forwarded from AcademicsforJustice@yahoogroups.com - because it's important that the few, lonely anti-Israel academics scattered in dark basements across America's college campuses look out for each other. But you can also find a copy forwarded to this newsgroup by NOMOREWAR_FORISRAEL. Charming and interesting, the kinds of people that make common cause these days:

I now have a copy of the letter John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt sent to the board of the Chicago Global Affairs Council after it cancelled their September appearance there under political pressure... I'm upset. I tell myself that this just shows how afraid the other side is of the truth, but face it, they're winning. Last night my wife said at dinner that I am "paying a price" for my views on the Middle East.

Yeah, it's really hard out there for anti-Israel academics. If this morning's Google News roundup is any indication - "Is It Time to Rein in AIPAC?", "Courting and Countering the Christian Zionists", etc - Walt and Mearsheimer are in actual, physical danger of literally drowning in positive coverage. And drowning is bad.

Previously:
* Brown University Outrage: Anti-Israel Academics Organize Conference To Attack Pro-Israel Critics, Shut Out Pro-Israel Speakers and Students
* Walt and Mearsheimer's Best Defense For Their Anti-Semitic-ish Accusations Is In Trouble
* Mark Steyn Mocks, Laments James Baker

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