The Sacramento Bee juxtaposed to stories today, perhaps accidentally, regarding hoaxes. In one case, a young man who wanted to publicize his run for supervisor in San Francisco faked his own beheading. I understand that the authorities want to punish him as severely as possible.
In the other story, Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger conspired to put off the retreat from Saigon until after the 1972 election. Countless people died from the delay, yet Richard Nixon was rewarded with his reelection and Kissinger remains an unindicted or criminal and successful pundit. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
