tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091340695525848190.post3563275080660202997..comments2023-10-11T04:59:14.482-04:00Comments on Wide Asleep in America: The Selective Memory of Shimon PeresUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091340695525848190.post-17849881684664511062013-12-19T20:05:01.633-05:002013-12-19T20:05:01.633-05:00@TF -
At first I couldn't figure out why you...@TF - <br /><br />At first I couldn't figure out why you'd written that comment since I studiously avoided using any reference to or quote from the El Fassed letter, which I know is often confused for an actual letter by Mandela.<br /><br />Then I realized I included a link to the letter (at a source that wasn't even the original) in the post above. Forgive the sloppiness on my part Nima Shirazihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17204184071613645335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091340695525848190.post-92126447254581137772013-12-14T06:15:58.766-05:002013-12-14T06:15:58.766-05:00Great piece - but the Mandela 'letter to Fried...Great piece - but the Mandela 'letter to Friedman' is a fake piece of satire written by Arjan El Fassed in 2001 in a style deliberately reminiscent of Thomas Friedman.<br /><br />see: http://electronicintifada.net/content/mandelas-first-memo-thomas-friedman/4826TFnoreply@blogger.com