tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post71221378355269136..comments2024-03-06T03:15:58.539-05:00Comments on <b>THE NEW REFORM CLUB</b>: How the News WorksHunter Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961831404331998743noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-41573094768336070702007-07-31T13:28:00.000-04:002007-07-31T13:28:00.000-04:00I'm surprised by the attention it's gotten, too, M...I'm surprised by the attention it's gotten, too, Michael.Hunter Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14961831404331998743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-79025820103332398292007-07-31T11:44:00.000-04:002007-07-31T11:44:00.000-04:00Kenneth Pollock is the author of "The Threatening ...Kenneth Pollock is the author of "The Threatening Storm," which in the run-up to Gulf War II made a powerful case for removing Saddam on WMD grounds, as well as for aiding and abetting Arab terrorists, e.g., Abu Nidal. (N.B., I use "Arab" rather than "Muslim" or "Islamic" because I don't understand Abu Nidal to have been fired by religious fanaticism, but rather by anti-Semitism and Palestinian hypernationalism.) After the war failed to uncover sufficient quantities of the predicted unconventional weaponry, Pollock published what I recollect as a rather anguished mea culpa, and promptly turned against the war. And now that progress in Iraq is clear and a modest victory is in sight, he's back on board.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure Mr. Pollock is a fine scholar and a dedicated public servant. But he's also a front-runner. Funny that he keeps getting credit for changing his mind.David S. Blochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03443595702430137816noreply@blogger.com