NP With Relation to Orwell's Ministry of Truth

[Tim Strzechowski]

[ ... ] "This is the most arrogant administration in memory. Every day brings another issue where a careful observer of the political scene cannot believe what's happening. The latest outrage has the White House spinmeisters editing a report by the EPA on the status of the environment to omit mounting concern about climate change. The spinners have already stricken the phrase "global warming" in favor of the more benign "climate change." The offending line declared, "Climate change has global consequences for human health and the environment." In its place, the White House inserted a bunch of gobbledygook about how the "complexity of the Earth system" and various "interconnections" make it a challenge to render scientific judgments." [...]


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http://www.msnbc.com/news/929206.asp
 
        


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