tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post2705981789085898886..comments2023-11-02T07:54:22.317+00:00Comments on Unenlightened Commentary.: Churchill & Poison Gas.Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02263275229285861236noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post-29259485228169324662009-04-30T23:35:00.000+01:002009-04-30T23:35:00.000+01:00It's interesting though, isn't it, that people fee...It's interesting though, isn't it, that people feel the need to try and pretend Churchill said this, or Chomsky said that? Maybe it's human nature to, Economist style, simplify and exaggerate.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214026669109045616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post-10453545433996129532009-04-30T14:18:00.000+01:002009-04-30T14:18:00.000+01:00"I can remember reading that years ago and at the ...<I>"I can remember reading that years ago and at the time gained the impression that he mistakenly thought mustard gas was mostly an irritant."</I>That could explain the confusion, if the misunderstanding originated with the man himself.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263275229285861236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post-30482816811498263492009-04-30T13:31:00.000+01:002009-04-30T13:31:00.000+01:00I can remember reading that years ago and at the t...I can remember reading that years ago and at the time gained the impression that he mistakenly thought mustard gas was mostly an irritant.<br /><br />He once mentioned 'drenching German cities with mustard gas' in a memo as a retaliation (I think) for the V1s. Bomber command looked into it and decided incendiary bombs would be effective enough. <br /><br />There's also a fair chance Churchill said a lot of off-colour things when he was pissed.<br /><br />I have heard Germans say that the Americans <I>did</I> use mustard gas in the attack on Würzburg.Dave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02330412326038302877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post-36536610223318890392009-04-30T09:43:00.000+01:002009-04-30T09:43:00.000+01:00I see what you mean, if the context is Vietnam the...I see what you mean, if the context is Vietnam then I got the wrong impression.<br /><br />That said the claim wouldn't be much weaker even in context so Bogdanor might have simply assumed a certain familiarity with Chomsky's output.Rosshttp://fountain.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post-82345030126048363302009-04-29T20:05:00.000+01:002009-04-29T20:05:00.000+01:00I'm a little suspicious of those 200 Chomsky lies,...I'm a little suspicious of those 200 Chomsky lies, for reading the first one<br /><br />The Lie:<br />“in comparison to the conditions imposed by US tyranny and violence, East Europe <br />under Russian rule was practically a paradise.”<br /><br />it might be stupid, but isn't the context North Vietnam, whereas it looks as if it's about the UK or W.Germany.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214026669109045616noreply@blogger.com