News Alert: Brother of Afghan President Is on C.I.A. Payroll, Officials Say

[Robin Landseadel]

"Shall I project a world?"

It's valid to point out how much we project into Pynchon's worlds.  
This particular case, however, is in fact relevant to the book that we  
are now re-digesting. Pynchon's Golden Fang of capitalism's darker  
reaches specifically involves CIA involvement in the drug trade.  
What's going on in Afghanistan right now goes to the heart of that  
involvement. It would be the easiest thing in the world to simply stop  
the double-edged sword of the Prison Industry/Drug War cycle by  
legalizing and regulating the drugs that are now illegal. But there's  
too much money involved, so most likely it will never happen. When  
that fog lifts we will still be seeing the same landscape as before.  
Those willing to radically change the scene will doubtless be punished  
for their efforts.
On Oct 29, 2009, at 6:50 AM, Ray Easton wrote:

> Michael Bailey wrote:
>>> as Penny the DA said, are we being paranoid enough?
>>>
>>>
>> I was really just trying to add a little light commentary, but
>> I suppose with a little effort (all I'm prepared for
>> after a night shift) one can haul this around to being Pynchon  
>> related.//
>>
> With very little effort, we list-members seem to be able to haul  
> most anything around to being Pynchon related.   How much that says  
> about Pynchon, rather than just about us, is an interesting question.
>
> Ray
> //