WHY BEAT AROUND THE BUSH (I MEAN PERETZ)?

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Submitted by Sam Livingston (Paraguay), Jan 5, 2006 at 09:41

I wonder why an excellent, always on-the-dot political pundit, who reminds me of his father, has to call Peretz "a radical"? Why not call him what he really is? A Communist. Would you call Castro a radical too? Chavez?

Please, let us stop beating around the Peretz!"
S.L.

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Daniel Pipes replies:

Calling Peretz a communist means knowing that is the case, which was not clear to me at the time of writing.