Reaping what you sow

2001-09-27 Thread Michael Keaney
Now for GM weapons It's time to get tough with the biotech firms over germ warfare Jeremy Rifkin Thursday September 27, 2001 The Guardian For the first 10 days we worried about commercial aeroplanes being hijacked and used as missiles. Now, the American people are worried about a new, even mor

If dumb hacks can figure it out...

2001-09-27 Thread Michael Keaney
Media warned that truthful reports could help enemies By Kim Sengupta The Independent, 27 September 2001 The British media has been warned to minimise speculation on forthcoming military activity for fear that some reports could be of use to the enemy. A letter sent by the D-Notice Commi

Re: Re: Lenin's Super-Imperialism

2001-09-27 Thread Greg schofield
Thank you Chris for your kind reply. In spite of the danger of being seen as a complete hypocrite I disavow my claim to silence and re-enter discussion as far as I am able. First a note on "Empire" I formed an impression based on what others had said and mere glance at the text itself, I admit

Hallucinating

2001-09-27 Thread Michael Keaney
Penners While the Herald's correspondent is clearly well-connected, this is the first time that I have read him peddling such clear projections of desire. The information contained below also directly contradicts reports that were coming out only 6 months ago about the almost complete eradication

The Guardian

2001-09-27 Thread Michael Keaney
Below is a lengthy obituary for Alastair Hetherington, who was editor of the The Guardian from 1956 - 1975. After that he was a member of the Scott Trust, the Guardian's owner, becoming its chairman in 1984 until his retirement in 1989, when he was succeeded by Hugo Young. Of interest in connecti

UK political realignment?

2001-09-27 Thread Michael Keaney
And you thought it was Guardian articles that get forwarded to PEN-L?! Previous posts under this heading have speculated on precisely the subject of yesterday's lengthy disquisition by Hugo Young, who is the Guardian's chief political analyst and board member of the Scott Trust, the independent bo