“I welcome criticism and debate, and in the six years since the book has appeared have defended the book in a variety of written venues, public debates, and radio and television shows. It has a variety of supporters and critics, and continues to sell a number of copies. But so far no one has introduced his criticism of the book by stating at the outset that I am a ‘pervert’ and that Carnage and Culture is a ‘pile’ ‘of feces’.
“To write such childish slander is unprofessional — and especially unbecoming of a military officer…”
