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I've made a few edits.  The only not so suspect piece is the one viz. his 2006 visit with Nasrallah.  He explains it thus, as he wrote to me: "I visited Lebanon to give talks at the American U[niversity] of Beirut. While in Lebanon, I tried to meet as wide a range of leading figures as I could, along with popular groups, in order to learn something about the country, as I do everywhere, in fact as any sane person does who wants to learn something about a country and is not merely interested in repeating some Party Line. I therefore was pleased to be invited to speak to Nasrallah, the head of Hizbollah, and ... to be invited to Walid Jumblatt's Mukhtara, where I spent considerably longer time with him than with Nasrallah, including a meal... Jumblatt ... is not only one of the leading political figures in Lebanon, but also the most outspoken supporter of the US war in Iraq and the most outspoken opponent of Hizbollah."

I've made a few edits.  The only not so suspect piece is the one viz. his 2006 visit with Nasrallah.  He explains it thus, as he wrote to me: "I visited Lebanon to give talks at the American U[niversity] of Beirut. While in Lebanon, I tried to meet as wide a range of leading figures as I could, along with popular groups, in order to learn something about the country, as I do everywhere, in fact as any sane person does who wants to learn something about a country and is not merely interested in repeating some Party Line. I therefore was pleased to be invited to speak to Nasrallah, the head of Hizbollah, and ... to be invited to Walid Jumblatt's Mukhtara, where I spent considerably longer time with him than with Nasrallah, including a meal... Jumblatt ... is not only one of the leading political figures in Lebanon, but also the most outspoken supporter of the US war in Iraq and the most outspoken opponent of Hizbollah."

The rest, excluding the more-or-less comments about his linguistic theory (of which I am mostly ignorant), is just slander.  There is also no mention of his past involvement with Hashomer Hatzair, but apparently that doesn't fit the agenda here.  I'm no fan of the idolatrous, unthinking adoration a lot of people have for him.  All that is required is a fair representation, which is not provided; I made the edits, in a small way, to steer the article toward that standard.

The rest, excluding the more-or-less comments about his linguistic theory (of which I am mostly ignorant), is just slander.  There is also no mention of his past involvement with Hashomer Hatzair, but apparently that doesn't fit the agenda here.  I'm no fan of the idolatrous, unthinking adoration a lot of people have for him.  All that is required is a fair representation, which is not provided; I made the edits, in a small way, to steer the article toward that standard.{{unsigned|Keep the faith}}

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This article is now protected.  Discuss your changes here.[[User:Bohdan|Богдан]] ^{[[User talk:Bohdan|Talk]]} 16:03, 28 May 2007 (EDT)

This article is now protected.  Discuss your changes here.[[User:Bohdan|Богдан]] ^{[[User talk:Bohdan|Talk]]} 16:03, 28 May 2007 (EDT)