Putting the US in quarantine?

April 23rd, 2003 | by aobaoill |

I’ve just received, by email, an extraordinary exchange (also available online) between Daniel Amit – physicist – and Martin Blume – editor for the American Physical Society. An extract:

Science cannot stay neutral, especially after it has been so cynically used in the hands of the inspectors to disarm a country and prepare it for decimation by laser guided cluster bombs. No, science of the American variety has no recourse. I, personally, cannot see myself anymore sharing a common human community with American science. Unfortunately, I also belong to a culture of a similar spiritual deviation (Israel), and which seems to be equally incorrigible.
In desperation I cannot but turn my attention to other tragic periods in which major societies, some with claims to fundamental contributions to culture and science, have deviated so far as to be relegated to ostracism and quarantine. At this point I think American society should be considered in this category. I have no illusions of power, as to the scope and prospect of my attitude.

I have reproduced the correspondance in full below.

—–Original Message—–
Dr. Daniel Amit Univ. di Roma, La Sapienza Ple
Aldo Moro 2 00185 Roma, ITALY
Electronic URL-Download Referral from Physical Review E Code: EA8932 Title: Transitions in oscillatory dynamics of two connected neurons with excitatory synapses
Received 08 January 2003
Dear Dr. Amit:
We would appreciate your review of this manuscript, which has been submitted to Physical Review E. This message is the COMPLETE REFERRAL. No hardcopy will be sent unless requested.
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—–Original Message—–
From: “Daniel Amit”

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