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To: tekboy who wrote (54183)	10/23/2002 12:39:48 PM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Pollack's lapel-tugging of his CIA bosses about his correct view that Saddam was about to invade Kuwait in '90 stands in stark contrast to what we see now. The present bosses seem to want the intelligence slanted to fit the view that invasion is warranted. I simply don't understand why they wish to run the risk of having their machinations exposed, thereby hurting their cause--a proper one, in my view. Why must the CIA be politicized more than it already is? The apparent CIA conclusion that there are negligible links between Saddam and AQ in no way changes my opinion that Saddam has to go and pronto.

To: tekboy who wrote (54183)	10/23/2002 3:19:16 PM
From: Win Smith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Elsewhere on the cultural context front, a little barb directed toward your general vicinity by David Brooks. From nytimes.com , a review of David Rockefeller's 'Memoirs': He proved himself, in the parlance of the class, sound. And he positively excelled at the sober sort of networking that is appreciated in the executive suites where the wood paneling is dark and the cuff links are subtle. With his name, fortune and demeanor, he was able to hobnob with the great and the good, with George C. Marshall, Henry Kissinger, Anwar el-Sadat, etc. Over time Rockefeller transformed himself into the leading corporate statesman of his day. Wherever there were panel discussions, evenly spaced bottles of mineral water and worthy discourses on the need for increased international dialogue, Rockefeller was there. He was there at the creation of the Trilateral Commission, the Bilderberg Society, the Pesenti Group. He served as chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations. His ability to endure tedium must be unmatched in all human history. Would that count as a Zing! or an Ouch!?