IP: Re: Memo to America: Get a grip!

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 22:00:01 -0700
> To: farber () cis upenn edu
> From: Denise Caruso <caruso () hybridvigor org>
> Subject: Re: IP: Memo to America: Get a grip!
>
> Dear Dave,
>
> OK, well, maybe we ought to get a grip. Or maybe not. Anyone who groks the 
> reality of the chart at the URL below (scroll down a screen) should begin 
> experiencing regular frissons of cold terror that go far beyond 
> teeth-chattering, no matter what 'class' you happen to belong to.
>
> http://www.cns.miis.edu/research/cbw/domestic.htm
>
> My immediate reaction upon seeing this was, 'Oh, great. Our lives, in the 
> hands of the (n) Stooges of the Apocalypse.' IMHO, it is an absolute study 
> in ineffectuality, and at this point you certainly don't have to take _my_ 
> word for it.
>
> As the friend who sent it to me (and who consults at high levels on 
> bioterrorism) said, 'A cartoonist couldn't have done that deliberately.'
>
> The only good news is that there actually are some smart people, deep in 
> the bowels of this mess, who know how bad the situation is and are quietly 
> trying to pull it together. Granted, we could all do without Cipromania et 
> al., which only exacerbates an untenable situation. But that doesn't mean 
> paranoia is unwarranted, or delusional.
>
> Denise


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