as radical a direction as many of those surrounding her to date. (And I use the verb "drift" advisedly -- the impression I got of her from those earlier days was of a butterfly with a tape-recorder and steno-pad.) But at a minimum she certainly went along in order to get along in the professional circles where she found herself. Accordingly, credentialism has helped pay her bills even as it has addled her judgment and tainted her output. I agree with your sentiment regarding Barry Rubin's analysis of the general media's reporting and foolish understanding regarding Israel and the Middle East. Rubin does another fine dissection and J. Zacharia's suggested solution is thus eviscerated. However I would caution you to be not so personally detailed in your comments. Remember that this is a public forum. My best regards to you and I hope you are doing well. Dr. Jeremy, hope this finds you healthy and thriving. Thanks for the kind wishes and good intentions. Simply indicating the self-reinforcing values characteristic of the milieux inhabited by MSM journalists, notwithstanding their being on the ground in Israel and face-to-face with a reality one would presume (erroneously) that they could acknowledge, delve into, and report on. And attempting to underline the validity/credibility of what I'm indicating via a "personal" account. Indeed, no truly "personal" details on offer here, merely first-hand confirming observations of what's behind a particular "type" analyzed by Prof. Rubin. Of course, since you and I know one another, happy to