On Wed, 4 Jan 1995, Jonathan Rochkind wrote:
In a rather disjointed sort of way, that makes it easy to beleive the article was mangled somewhat in editing. Perhaps they rearanged it to put the "sensational" fear-mongering stuff first. Which is unfortunate, and
One of the top points was "experts say ....". Journalists do not quote anonymous "experts" on controversial stuff unless they have marching orders from above. It is a violation of the standard rules of journalism. You are always supposed to identify the person allegedly speaking. "Experts say .." is like "Highly placed sources ...". You know an official lie issued by the the appropriate department of lies is about going to follow when you see those words. This article was no accident of sloppy thinking and editing. --------------------------------------------------------------------- We have the right to defend ourselves and our property, because of the kind of animals that we James A. Donald are. True law derives from this right, not from the arbitrary power of the omnipotent state. jamesd@netcom.com