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To: abuelita who wrote (25811)	8/20/2003 10:11:23 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 89467

r1: Great find...thnx for posting the article on the U.S. as 'a super-duper power'. flyingfish.org.uk I totally agree with these passages... <<...The current Government is very much on the far right, and has been using 9-11 in an Orwellian fashion to stifle dissent. By keeping the terrorist bogieman out there, they have been able to clamp down on personal freedoms, and have turned some in the media into jingoistic supporters of the Gov't agenda instead of dispassionate observers (eg. Fox news' coverage of the Iraq war)...>> <<...With the war won and an apparently endless war against terrorism in prospect, all kinds of questions are now being asked about the conduct of American policy. Why was there not a proper public debate before America went to war? Why, in the view of many public figures and even some senior television executives, did the American media behave more like cheerleaders than sceptical watchdogs? Is presidential power getting out of hand? The debate on these issues is only just beginning...>>

To: abuelita who wrote (25811)	8/20/2003 11:17:58 AM
From: abuelita	Respond to of 89467

Zevon makes his last record. too ill with terminal cancer to do any recording himself, the singer's friends come to his aid. the result is "the wind", the zevon album due august 26th which has bruce springsteen, jackson browne, don henley, tom petty, emmylou harris, ry cooder and many others lending a hand. the context of the album's recording, as well as the presence of VHI cameras for a documentary, makes it a strange hybrid between a tribute album and an irish wake. the most compelling piece on the wind, is the final track, "keep me inn your heart" a dylan-esque song that bids farewell with lines such as "shadows are falling and i'm running out of breath keep me in your heart for a while" and "i'm tied to you like the buttons on your blouse keep me in your heart for a while". drummer jim keltner said he was overwhelmed with emotion as he played the final version. the song had to be assembled in layers, and zevon, too ill to visit the studio, wasn't there the day the track was finished. "to be playing that song, to know the words and not have him there to sing it, well, it really hit me," keltner said. "i was playing through tears." "it's hard to know what to say with something like this," said a hushed billy bob thornton. the actor and singer sang back-up on "knockin' on heaven's door" and another track. "of all the things i've done in my professional life, all the things i will do, being part of this will be one of the things i know i'll remember the most". amazon.com