Monday, November 16, 2009
Here's a great, lengthy, serious response to The Goldstone Report, written by Trevor Norwitz, a Columbia U law professor and a fellow South African, at Commentary: An Open Letter to Richard Goldstone. Too long for a meaningful pull-quote.
Also, Noah Pollak notes that those following Goldstone since the release of the report will notice that he has been busy undermining his own report: Judge Goldstone: I Participated in a Farce
Richard Goldstone seems to use interviews to chip away at the legitimacy of his own work. He told the Forward that nothing he uncovered in Gaza is credible enough to be admissible in court. And now he has admitted this to Haaretz...
You can see what he admitted and what Noah takes from it at the link.
And don't forget, the best place on the net for information about the Goldstone Report is here: Understanding the Goldstone Report.
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Martin - FYI - bad link to the Norwitz quote at Commentary.
Thanks. Fixed (I hope)!