News: Pynchon interviewed in Playboy Japan re 9-11

Tue Dec 18 21:15:45 CST 2001

oh now now barb--let's get all the facts first--gloating does not become a 
good christian woman

rich

>From: "barbara100 at jps.net" <barbara100 at jps.net>
>Reply-To: barbara100 at jps.net
>To: "pynchon-l at waste.org" <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>Subject: RE: News:  Pynchon interviewed in Playboy Japan re 9-11
>Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 15:54:12 -0500
>
>Must make you feel kinda good, huh, Doug, to see what Pynchon says about 
>the mainstream media? what with all the flak you catch around here for your 
>"alternative" news.  I'm sure it doesn't surprise you to see him say it, 
>but it must feel good nonetheless...Aw, the sweet smell of validation!
>
>Original Message:
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>From: Doug Millison millison at online-journalist.com
>Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 08:06:47 -0800
>To: pynchon-l at waste.org
>Subject: News:  Pynchon interviewed in Playboy Japan re 9-11
>
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> >Title Copy:  Most news is propaganda: There might be no Bin-Laden ever.
> >
> >New Yorkers constantly talk about the WTC and visiting the attack
> >site. Some went to see the site and the others have not seen the site
> >yet. It is the trendy topic of the time. But, I feel that it will take
> >some time before I want to visit the site.
> >
> >Since the attacks, I stopped taking subway. I'm afraid of chemical
> >weapon. I am not surprised if chemical weapons are used against us
> >anytime soon.
> >
> >CNN is the media that report on the terrorism all the time. Many
> >Americans watch CNN and they all have the same information. But, it is
> >the real danger that people believe the news on CNN is the news.
> >
> >The newscasters on the TV just read the tele-prompter in order to fill
> >air time. They seem affectless and I don't like it. When I listen them
> >carefully, there is not much news. Most are propaganda.
> >
> >The attacks have changed the New York Times. I used to wake up one
> >hour early to read that paper, but now it is not worth reading sitting
> >down. There is little useful news in the Times. Most are propaganda.
> >
> >The Times was the most reliable media, but no more. Today, the Guardian
> >of England is the most reliable newspaper. People read it on the
> >Internet. I think the information from White house also has a lot of
> >propaganda.
> >
> >The problem is the average citizen cannot distinguish the real news
> >from the propaganda. You don't believe it, but there is quite reliable
> >news from Israel.
> >
> >In the time of war, controlling the information is important and those
> >respected papers cannot be trusted.
> >
> >The founder of Daily Mail (published 100 years ago in London) once
> >said "News is something somebody wants to suppress.  Everything else
> >is propaganda."
> >
> >Those information that can be obtained easily is most likely
> >to be propaganda even when they come from White house.
> >
> >America always looks for an enemy. The country always needs it. It has
> >made Bin Laden the real brain behind the attacks. Because it is easy
> >and it makes us feel good. But I think there is somebody else and
> >Laden is just a puppet.
> >
> >You may think I am a paranoia. But it is not only me to think like
> >that. NSA is supposed to watch Laden, but I think it was not he alone
> >responsible for the attacks. I have an impression that Laden is just a
> >front-man.
> >
> >I wonder if those photos of Bin Laden on TV and newspapers are the
> >real him. Right after the attacks, I remembered someone said " Come on,
> >you want bin Laden? We'll give you 20 of him."
> >
> >After America kills a Bin Laden, there will be 19 more. Even there is
> >only one Bin Laden, there are many who want to succeed him.
> >
> >If you look at it from another angle, Bin Laden is a symbol rather
> >than a human. There may be no Bin Laden ever existed.
> >
> >I read this on the Internet. The best punishment for Bin Laden is to
> >perform sex-change operation on him after catching him alive. Then,
> >return him back to Afghan and make him understand how they treat
> >women there.
> >
> >We should not forget that many of bin Laden's brothers were once the
> >business partners of the Bush. The doctor who is the right-hand man to
> >bin Laden was a member of the assassins who killed Sadat. There may be
> >others who run away from Egypt after the assassination.
> >
> >People often mention that they hate America because we are rich. I can
> >understand it well. When I see wealthy people, I feel anger
> >instinctively. It is natural for Afghans to hate wealthy America. They
> >just cannot help from hating her.
> >
> >It is not going to solve all the problems if America stops supporting
> >Israel. However, from the Arab perspective, Israel is the source of
> >all the problems.
> >
> >Finally, if I want to invest in stock now, I am going to invest in the
> >tobacco industry. After the attacks, many who had quit smoking, has
> >begun to smoke again.
> >
> >--End--
> >
> >
> >--
> >Naoki Yamamoto <naoki at matatabi.com> in Yokohama, Japan
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