ATTN: Don Laird - Peace and Love

Fri, 26 Oct 2001 22:54:14 -0400

>From the 1998 book titled "The Father of Spin:  Edward L. 
Bernays and the Birth of Public Relations," by Larry Tye (Crown Publishers, N.Y.): 

 "Upon Bernay's death in 1995...the Library of Congress made public fifty-three boxes of his papers concerning United Fruit.  Those documents paint in vivid detail his behind-the-scenes maneuvering and show how, in 1954, he helped topple Guatemalas's left-leaning regime.  The papers also offer insights into the foreign policies of U.S. corporations and the U.S. diplomatic corps during the turbulent 1950s. And they make clear how the United States viewed its Latin neighbors as ripe for economic exploitation and political manipulation--and how the propaganda war Bernays waged in Guatemala set the pattern for future U.S.-led campaigns in Cuba and, much later, Vietnam."

The rest of the chapter goes on to describe in fascinating detail how Bernays crafted the PR campaign for the CIA.  Lessons well learned by the current BushBoy regime ('fer Christ sakes, they titled the "anti-terrorism bill" just passed by Congress "The Patriot Act."  Among other things, it will allow the Feds, with a court order, to burgle your house for "intelligence" purposes, and never tell you they were there.  Not to mention allowing the CIA to operate domestically, which they weren't supposed to before now.  Not to mention surveillance of your e-mail.  Such as this message...)

"telebob x" <telebob98@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Jeezus Mike...what a door greeter you are!  Hey come on in...the water is 
>fine. Hey, not so fast pinkboy! Leave the soapbox outside.
>
>Isn't this is a forum where we can all yak our heads off, and it makes us 
>feel better than just keeping it pent up in our musty heads?
>
>Just give this guy a Grand Prize beer and a joint and sit him in the corner 
>to mutter with Roger and Ewee.
>
>After all...this IS the Ghetto.
>
>Isn't it?
>
>tele
>
>
>>From: Michael Eisenstadt <michaele@ando.pair.com>
>>To: austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net
>>Subject: ATTN: Don Laird
>>Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 15:38:36 -0500
>>
>>Don Laird wrote:
>> >
>> > AT UT during the 60s I did visit the Ghetto.
>>
>>That's what you say. Nobody on this list knows you
>>from then and you do not become ONE OF US on your
>>own say so.
>>
>> > P.S.  I couldn't make nothing of your comments about Chomsky's 
>>inferences
>> > and all.
>>
>>Oh? You claimed that Bernays guided the CIA in 1954 in
>>gulling the American public based on YOUR initial reading
>>of the Chomsky piece I cited:
>>(http://www.lol.shareworld.com/zmag/articles/chomoct97.htm).
>>
>>Your careless reading of this speech was behind your preposterous
>>claim. I cite Chomsky's talk so if anyone is interested they can
>>check it out and see how rants form in your brain.
>>
>>As I have been informed, you met Mary Jane Ford at Unitarian
>>church. When Mary Jane told you about our list, you apparently
>>saw it as yet another forum on which to broadcast your wackiness.
>>You are not eligible to be a subscriber to a-g-l but are here
>>on sufferance.
>>
>> > Also, I'll resort to URLs for anything lengthy, as you request.
>>
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