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The following are excerpts from an interview with American political scientist Norman Finkelstein about the Middle East, which aired on Future TV on January 20, 2008. The questions were in Arabic, and Finkelstein's responses are in English.

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TriMeFoo : LVL 36: VP 4.4: said:

TriMeFoo

7 votes NegativePositive

280 days 12 hours ago...

^that`s actually true. Hitler`s true goal was to take over the world through the use of Mind control. Rocket scientist weren`t the only Nazi`s the U.S brought back from Germany. Where did you think MK Ultra came from? Nazi scientist conducted mind control experiments in the Dachau and Auschwitz concentration camps. Past is Prelude.

WiseWabby : LVL 26: VP 3.5: said:

WiseWabby

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279 days 14 hours ago...

i dont think ilike this guy he said the word i respect that how can i not resppect that blah blah blah then all of a sudden there talkin about hitler man he says hitler didnt want war he wud of rather of dun it peacfuly yeh grate erm balbhalbah i dunt like him any 1 agree with me? ( i know that didnt make sense but u know wot im saying )

kilopop19 : LVL 34: VP 4.2: said:

kilopop19

-7 votes NegativePositive

277 days 6 hours ago...

i didn`t know a person could force their head so far up their ass to point they transform into a Leftist Commi-Nazi dickhole

Led Zeppelin : LVL 33: VP 4.2: said:

Led Zeppelin

1 votes NegativePositive

277 days 6 hours ago...

alot of vids making the front page with less than 100 votes, something aint right.

Anyway that guy sounds like he`s getting blown everytime that chick speaks..."mmmmmmmm aahm..mmmmmmm...mmmmmm"

benchpress200 : LVL 35: VP 4.3: said:

benchpress200

2 votes NegativePositive

277 days 5 hours ago...

Yeah, I`ve seen a lot of videos by this guy on Youtube. He says a lot of outrageous things that really discredits himself in the academic community.

Nevertheless, I do love this video of him in a debate:
http://www.spikedhumor.com/articles/132241/Wolf-Blitzer-Owned.html

Arcturus519 : LVL 34: VP 4.2: said:

Arcturus519

6 votes NegativePositive

277 days 5 hours ago...

I do have to agree with a lot of what he says.

He could use some better analogies however

Sober : LVL 13: VP 2.2: said:

Sober

2 votes NegativePositive

277 days 1 hour ago...

From the moment he said that "Even Hitler did not want war," A BS alarm rang in my head. One of Hitler`s first actions as Chancellor was the rearmament of the German Army. In the first year of the German military rearmament, they couldn`t even spend all the funding that Hitler had provided them. Secondly, it is a well-known fact that Hitler enjoyed his military service in WWI as it gave him a sense purpose. I don`t know where this guy gets his facts, but it isn`t from history.

Question everything he says, do not blindly accept his words as fact.

bebopbren : LVL 32: VP 4.1: said:

bebopbren

5 votes NegativePositive

277 days ago...

^^jagginess

He said he feels a solidarity with any people who are willing to fight and die for their freedom rather than roll over and be enslaved by those that try to oppress them. I too respect that attitude.
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The examples that he gives are calculated for maximum impact to get people like us to talk about what he is saying. He knows it gets him press. If he was a sheep who just towed the party line no one in the world would give a shit what he says. He would be just another boring Poli-sci professor.

He asks us to consider the arguments in a rational manner, as opposed to pure emotional (and usually poorly thought out) reactionay response.

smooth_stalin : LVL 30: VP 3.9: said:

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0 votes NegativePositive

277 days ago...

I`m no Isreal fan, but I`m also no fan off Hizbullah. Hizbullah is not a Lebanese group. They are a Syrian group in Lebanon. So who are the freedom fighters and occupiers of Lebanon? He speaks some bullshit.

tkd4 : LVL 33: VP 4.2: said:

tkd4

1 votes NegativePositive

276 days 16 hours ago...

To clarify his statement on Hitler not wanting war:

This statement emphasizes the idea that Hitler would rather have taken over all of Europe without using military force as it would be more difficult, more costly, and more time-consuming than if the people surrendered. It could be said that Hitler rearmed the Nazi army BECAUSE he knew war was inevitable. Just because he was ready to do battle does not mean he would rather go to battle than taking over the continent peaceably or without resistance.

To smooth_stalin:

Where did you get your information that Hezbollah is a Syrian group? I believe you were misinformed. Though it received funding, and support from Islamic parties from Iran and Syria, Hezbollah is a Shi`a Islamic organization that started in Lebanon during the Lebanese Civil war in 1980. Source: http://www.nybooks.com/articles/17060

Regardless, Hezbollah is fighting against Western influence and colonialism, of which the Lebanese are also not fond of. You can think of them as `liberators`, which would actually seem to be a closer term, similar to Allied forces `liberating` France from Nazi in World War II.

smooth_stalin : LVL 30: VP 3.9: said:

smooth_stalin

-3 votes NegativePositive

275 days 23 hours ago...

Hizbullah is run by the Syrian government and backed up by Iran. It is known to any person who KNOWS HISTORY FOR THERE LINE OF WORK. Check your history, you missed some stuff.

tkd4 : LVL 33: VP 4.2: said:

tkd4

3 votes NegativePositive

275 days 8 hours ago...

"It is known to any person who KNOWS HISTORY FOR THERE LINE OF WORK."

I just cited a source for my information. Did you?

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