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Chris OConnor	Who plans to participate in this discussion?		Lead	[-]
Indisputable BookTalk Master Posts: 9511 07/01/07 21:12:58 BookTalk Owner	Tags : None I'm curious how many of you intend to get involved and immersed in the discussion of Noam Chomsky's Interventions. The more people we have participating the better the discussion, so please consider getting a copy of the book right away. Here is a link to Amazon.com where you can purchase a copy of Interventions. Who plans to participate in this discussion?
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garicker	Re: Who plans to participate in this discussion?	#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 262 07/02/07 10:32:21 Smarty Pants	Count me out. George http://www.godlessinamerica.com "Godlessness is not about denying the existence of nonsensical beings. It is the starting point for living life without them." Godless in America by George A. Ricker
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RaulRamos	Re: Who plans to participate in this discussion?	#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 28 07/02/07 16:11:14 Looks like I'm a regular now!	I hope I get my copy soon enough to be able to participate...
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Chris OConnor	Re: Who plans to participate in this discussion?	#3	[url]	[-]
Indisputable BookTalk Master Posts: 9511 07/02/07 20:02:51 BookTalk Owner	Barnes & Noble had it in stock today so I'm all set! What I like about this book is that we can pick it up and read any of the columns all by itself. There doesn't appear to be any reason to read the entire book from front to back in sequential order.
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Dissident Heart	Re: Who plans to participate in this discussion?	#4	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1868 07/03/07 09:35:43 Indisputable BookTalk Master	Chris, What if we organize the threads like this: 1. Editor's Note/ Forward 2. Chpts 1-4 3. Chpts 5-8 4. Chpts 9-12 ......etc. up to chapter 44. I think that adds up to 12 threads including Editor's Note/Forward. The first thread would include the names of the chapters: Chpts 1-4: 1. 9/11: Lessons Unlearned 09/04/02 2. The United States versus Iraq: A Modest Proposal 11/01/02 3. The Case Against the War in Iraq 03/03/03 4. Now that the War Has Begun 03/24/03 ..... and so on. Many of the chpts cover the same issue (war in Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Democracy, the Media, etc.) but they are in response to the pressing demands of the time in which they were written; thus, they are not the same argument in a vacuum, but a consistent line of reasoning that pans out over time as events unfold....at least, we will discover just how consistent Citizen Chomsky really is- or isn't.
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Chris OConnor	Re: Who plans to participate in this discussion?	#5	[url]	[-]
Indisputable BookTalk Master Posts: 9511 07/03/07 12:32:35 BookTalk Owner	Your method will work fine. I just bought my copy of the book last night and just finsihed the first article entitled "9/11 Lessons Unlearned." The only problem I see is that the book is really not set up in a chapter format. Visitors might be confused if we call the article, "Iraq is a Trial Run" as Chapter 5. From past experience I have a feeling that many of these articles won't get any activity at all. But others will become heated debates stretching out for weeks and dozens of posts. There is no way to tell which article will get the focus until we start reading. What if we all just create a new thread whenever we want to comment about something we've read? We could make a rule that every thread must be the name of an article, if it is about one of the articles. And everyone must first check to make sure that a thread doesn't already exist for a particular article before making a new one. I'm open to suggestions. And you can do whatever you want. if you want to create the threads as you detailed above please feel free.
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0HalfTruth0	Re: Who plans to participate in this discussion?	#6	[url]	[-]
Posts: 8 07/04/07 05:08:39 A Breath of Fresh Air	I don't have a copy yet, but will get one soon.
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Chris OConnor	Re: Who plans to participate in this discussion?	#7	[url]	[-]
Indisputable BookTalk Master Posts: 9511 07/10/07 00:28:16 BookTalk Owner	This book is hard to put down. I'm up to page 50 and am hoping more of you guys join us this discussion period. This has the makings for one of our best book discussions yet.
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RaulRamos	Re: Who plans to participate in this discussion?	#8	[url]	[-]
Posts: 28 07/14/07 05:42:49 Looks like I'm a regular now!	I haven't received the book yet!
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RaulRamos	Re: Who plans to participate in this discussion?	#9	[url]	[-]
Posts: 28 07/18/07 10:51:15 Looks like I'm a regular now!	It's finally arrived!!
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Dissident Heart	Re: Who plans to participate in this discussion?	#10	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1868 07/18/07 11:04:14 Indisputable BookTalk Master	RaulRamos: It's finally arrived!! Great news Raul. I'm looking forward to reading your thoughts and ideas about this book! I'm finding it easy to access and difficult to put down...and extremely thought provoking.
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Chris OConnor	Re: Who plans to participate in this discussion?	#11	[url]	[-]
Indisputable BookTalk Master Posts: 9511 07/18/07 21:35:57 BookTalk Owner	I haven't read any more since my last post but am getting into bed to read right now.
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JulianTheApostate	Re: Who plans to participate in this discussion?	#12	[url]	[-]
Posts: 254 07/27/07 23:44:57 Smarty Pants	I was on the fence before. However, now that Chomsky agreed to join us for an online chat, I'll read the book and participate.
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JulianTheApostate	Finished the book	#13	[url]	[-]
Posts: 254 08/18/07 00:33:53 Smarty Pants	I went through the book pretty quickly. It wasn't that long, and I had seen many of the ideas elsewhere. If you're worried about the denseness of Chomsky's books, that shouldn't be a concern. This collection of essays is far easier to read than his other books.
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Niall001	Re: Finished the book	#14	[url]	[-]
Posts: 897 08/19/07 11:15:30 Smarty Pants	I finally found this book. And it's tiny! Anybody worried about the commitment needed for this book need not worry. You'll breeze through it in an evening. My Blog - with hidden tunes
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Dissident Heart	Re: Finished the book	#15	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1868 08/27/07 15:37:22 Indisputable BookTalk Master	Niall: Anybody worried about the commitment needed for this book need not worry. You'll breeze through it in an evening. No doubt it lends itself to easy reading. I found each essay relatively accessable and complete in itself. I also appreciate how many themes are revisited in each chapter, giving consistency to the argument and a genuine pedagogical impact: it is teaching me a thing or two about US foreign policy and crucial hotspot issues around the planet.
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