As I drove to work this morning, listing to US Nationalist Public Radio, I was struck by the explanations given by the reporter, Silvia Pojoli (sp?), for the US/NATO bombing of the Serbian television station. Not only did it seem that she had abandoned journalistic standards in order to simply paraphrase NATO press releases, but it sure sounded like exactly the same rationalizations could be used to justify the bombing of NPR's headquarters. After all, NPR was being used to whip up popular support for a war and hatred, etc. I'm not advocating bombing NPR, but many would. We hear about the possibility of terrorists from outside the US sneaking in with suitcase nukes (under any missile defense that Clinton and his Republicans put up). It seems to me that we're getting close to a point where some Russian -- inflamed by hatred of US/NATO and by solidarity with the embattled Serbs -- comes into NYC with one of the stray nukes that Russia has (or maybe uranium or plutonium in powder form or nerve gas) and does unto others what the US/NATO does to his perceived friends. Terrorism from the sky breeds terrorism on the ground. BTW, is this war one of girders that Clinton is using to build a bridge to the 21st century? BTW2, there is nothing wrong with golfers _per se_. (Some of my best friends....) Golf doesn't involve much in the way of exercise, so the golfers are essentially taking a stroll in the artificial countryside while fooling themselves that they're staying in shape. The problem is that golf courses take up tremendous amounts of real estate, closing off the ersatz natural beauty thus created to the general public. (Public courses are far outnumbered by private courses and there are fees to get in, even at public courses.) I think the land would be better used for public parks, with some of the area dedicated to miniature golf courses to satisfy the would-be Arnold Palmers or those who want to network and schmooze while holding a golf club. Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] & http://clawww.lmu.edu/Faculty/JDevine/jdevine.html Bombing DESTROYS human rights. US/NATO out of Serbia!
