This was slashdotted - sorry for the spam if you've already seen this, but
it's damned interesting reading - especially contrasted to current US
media reports on various topics including war on terror and economics.
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With apologies for the group email... I thought this was interesting enough to pass along. These are the notes from a friend of a friend who writes for Newsday.
Adam Davis Director, EPRIsolutions Environment Division
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\Vicente Fox -- who I had breakfast with -- proved sexy and smart like a
--- well, a fox. David Stern (Chair of the NBA) ran up and gave me a
hug.
The world isn't run by a clever cabal. It's run by about 5,000 bickering, sometimes charming, usually arrogant, mostly male people who are accustomed to living in either phenomenal wealth, or great personal
Welcome to Earth: meet the leaders.
Ciao, Laurie
Who is this "Laurie"? I presume it's not Ben Laurie.
Sounds like a bimbette reporter, flushed with witnessing the "white males" she/he talks about.
--Tim May
"The Constitution is a radical document...it is the job of the government to rein in people's rights." --President William J. Clinton