AtD and 9/11

[David Gentle]

>I read "No reference to the present day is intended or should be
> inferred" as a very harsh sarcastic jab to draw attention to the
> parallels between the period described and our present day...
Why? I read the whole thing as sounding slightly pissed off, knowing that 
people would read whatever they want into his book and him not being able to 
do anything other than right a half hearted blurb to try to clarify things.
Don't you think that if he wanted to make a statement about modern America 
he could?

DG