Dear All [My looong absence was the result of being unable to log into the mail account that I created solely for the purposes of mail from PEN-L, despite numerous attempts, including trying to change password etc. However, this morning when I read an article by Robert Parry, I longed for the intellectual dialogue that this forum always offered/ offers and was determined to get in at all costs, which I succeeded in doing!]
Article by Parry:http://www.consortiumnews.com/2007/111207.html Quote: "There is no more effective way to short-circuit democracy than to get large segments of the population to buy into a made-up reality, while keeping other citizens so uncertain of the truth that they are politically paralyzed." Parry's books: books:* Lost History (1999); Secrecy & Privilege (2004); and Neck Deep (written with sons, Sam and Nat, 2007)<http://www.neckdeepbook.com/> . Best regards, and glad to be back!! Rui *
