-Caveat Lector- http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,615330,00.html
There was a curious mystery when we lived in the United States some years ago. Dan Rather, the star newscaster on CBS, one of the big three networks, was set upon near his home in New York by two smartly-dressed men who kicked and punched him, while repeatedly demanding: "Kenneth, what is the frequency?" The men were chased off, and Rather recovered after a short visit to hospital. The enigmatic nature of the attack, and especially the inexplicable question, resonated for a long time with Americans, not least because Rather is generally thought to be one commercial short of a natural break. The attack (nothing was stolen) has never been explained. Until this month, perhaps. The new issue of Harper's Magazine has an article by Paul Limbert Allman, in which he describes reading the work of Donald Barthelme, an obscure but highly regarded writer of fantastical stories. Barthelme had a running character called Kenneth - not an especially common name in the States - and in one story a man describes to his psychiatrist an erotic fantasy. The shrink then asks him: "What is the frequency?" Just a coincidence perhaps, except that Allman went on to discover that both Rather and Barthelme started media careers in Houston, Texas, at the same time. It is almost inevitable they knew each other, and indeed one Barthelme story includes the character of an arrogant and confused journalist called Lather. So a man who had made an enemy, or at least a rival, of a moderately known novelist is attacked by people apparently quoting from the man's work. But who? Barthelme is now dead, and in any case, if he knew Rather well enough to detest him, one assumes Rather would have recognised him. Perhaps the mystery is not solved, but has turned in a different direction. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
