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To: michael97123 who wrote (145406)	9/10/2004 4:50:11 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Shirley MacLaine went to China in the early 70s, and wrote a book extolling the creation of a new, more beautiful society. It turned out that she wrote it in the middle of the Cultural Revolution, when Chinese society was being upended and purged, and elderly scholars who had been in the Long March were mistreated by their students and accused of thought crimes in kangaroo courts, and sent to work in the fields. She had no inkling of any of this, because she was shown what she wanted to see, and inquired no further.

To: michael97123 who wrote (145406)	9/10/2004 4:52:37 PM
From: GST	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I am in Asia on average five times a year -- the reasons vary considerably over time -- I speak often to business leaders and government officials in small meetings as well as larger and more formal gatherings. I am not a government employee but have been asked in certain situations to represent the Secretary of State -- not always what I wanted to do or when I wanted to do it because it is sometimes in situations where there is some trouble, such as when we bombed the Chinese Embassy. I do not hold high office and I am not beholden to anybody -- my views are my own.