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> Since none of us has access to > real data, why not just drop it and talk about poetry -- something we, > presumably, know something about. > Michael I did post a poem today, one about the psychological effect on the space poetry requires of the current climate, and Alison and Peter responded in ways that could be furthered in discussion, but since then the bombs have started falling on the list again. Best Dave David Bircumshaw Leicester, England Home Page A Chide's Alphabet Painting Without Numbers www.paintstuff.20m.com/index.htm http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.bircumshaw/index.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Snider" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 1:30 AM Subject: Re: Hypocrisies > On Thursday, December 20, 2001, at 07:07 PM, Lawrence Upton wrote: > > > It's good if we are getting more realistic figures, but the lies have > > served > > their purpose successfully... > > There's precious little evidence that the Guardian's figures any more > accurate than the Pentagon's, or that the Pentagon has been lying, or > that the Guardian is lying. People have chosen to believe the > statistics that fit their expectations. Since none of us has access to > real data, why not just drop it and talk about poetry -- something we, > presumably, know something about. >