Arthur, while I'm not from Winnipeg, you might appreciate this letter Leo Panitch wrote to Jack:
Dear Jack, You are doing the right (or should I say left) thing on the Afghanistan prisoner cover-up, and I just can't believe you won't stand up for Libby now. As I wrote to my former student Judy Wasylycia-Leis a few months ago, it was wrong of her to join Kenney and Cotler on their McCarthyite committee. As you saw when this came back to bite even Cotler in the rear, there is no way one can win on this one except by refusing to be intimidated by bullies whose sole aim is to repress legitimate dissent in relation to the Israel-Palestine issue. Even Judy's voters in my old neighbourhood of North Winnipeg will understand this if they are reminded of the traditional Jewish value of 'rachmones'. It is increasingly evident that those who speak in an 'Israel right or wrong' manner are not genuinely reflecting the views of most Jewish people in North America.
Best regards,
LeoLeo Panitch
Canada Research Chair in Comparative Political Economy
Distinguished Research Professor of Political Science
York University