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Noam did mess up. He did make it seem like he was deprecating the Cambodian genocide, even though he used phrases like "slaughter in Cambodia" and "slaughter in Timor." But what if he's able to turn this around as part of activism to effectively intervene in Cambodia?

Now, this is unfair. It would be a little like asking, what if Dallas Cowboy quarterback Roger Staubach was able to intervene? Yes, Roger had leadership skills both on and off the field. After football, he built a real estate company which employed something like 600 people. But that doesn't mean he has the skills and experience to intervene effectively in a genocide. And neither does an academic even if he does have some activist experience.

But all the same, what if Noam had been able to?
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