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Philip
Smith
writes from Chicago, USA,
I read with some interest the article
in the “Arts” section of today’s online New York
Times concerning your legal
action with Deborah Lipstadt. Despite the
obvious negative slant, this seems rather mild for the
Times (especially the phrase “Holocaust skeptic”
in the title), so I wonder if this is intended to serve
as some form of advance damage control, or merely to
lull?Doubtless there will be a rash of strongly worded letters to the editor forthwith, deploring their mildness. It is perhaps noteworthy that the article is linked prominently from the opening page of the online edition, suggesting that they wish to bring it to the notice of readers.
As a daily reader of the online New York Times (though usually with teeth clenched), I find this all rather surprising.
Philip
Smith Chicago