CarolC,

I advanced no "characterization of you" at all. I merely pointed out what you said and what many readers would take away from it. Remember, I was not the only one offended by your Hitler remark.

You may know yourself pretty well, but you are apparently oblivious to how you sound to others sometimes. It's no great sin, and it happens to all of us.

(To which you may choose to respond "well, I know it happens to YOU, but not to me!" But I trust you won't do that.)

Okay, back to my corner now...

c-Watch,

It IS, unfortunately, true that many leading neo-cons are Jews and that in the short term, a neo-conservative agenda and a pro-Sharon agenda coincide. Whether it's anti-semitism to point this out depends on how you say it.

I think the adbusters article, trying to claim that it is Political Correctness not to call a Jew a Jew, certainly verges on anti-semitism. It's like when people say, "well, why won't anybody point out that most terrorists are Arabs? Why NOT make all Arabs empty their pockets at the airport?"

Thanks for pointing out that piece.