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Nothing makes me want to read a book faster than when it is banned. C’mon - it’s like putting candy in front of a 5 year old and telling her to not eat it. Since I’m out of high school (I only ACT like I’m still there), most of my reading material isn’t banned. This book is pretty darn near close though: Samson Blinded: A Machiavellian Perspective on the Middle East Conflict, by Obadiah Shoher.
I’ve been told that Yahoo and Google banned the author’s site from their advertising programs for unacceptable content. Amazon deleted reviews on the site, and the publisher terminated the contract.
Now, I wonder if my po-dunk country library will have it, or if I’ll have to buy it?
Edited to add: The website has a version of the book you can download. Not my preferred format, but free. I read a lot of the blog and I’m not really “up” on my politics but I did agree with this key point, and I quote, “Bush is definitely an idiot.”. Preach it! The book explains a lot I didn’t know about Israel, Lebanon, the P.L.O. and the like. It’s an eye opener - not exactly bed time reading since you’ve really got to disect each paragraph and digest each chapter, but it’s educational. Do I agree with everything the author says? No. At one point he writes that the Jewish people were the worlds first terrorists. Why? Because Moses unleashed plagues (aka biological warfare) and killed the firstborn sons. Last time I checked, that was God….but whatever. The book is definitely out there at times, but not worth a ban.
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The Lorax by Dr Seuss has been banned in northern california b/c it is “anti-logging.” How sad is that?