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Mark Shapiro asked, Are the Forces of Darkness on the March?
What kind of softball question is that? The forces of
darkness have been on the rampage for quite some time.
Some aspects of this are IMHO well within the charter of
this group.
1) For starters, the topic of "science policy and policymaking"
ought to be in-bounds. As I mentioned a few months ago, there
is some pretty good documentation available from the Union of
Concerned Scientists:
Since the release of the [first] UCS report in February, the
administration has continued to undermine the integrity of science in
policy ...
It's the triumph of dogma over reality.
Agents' visit chills UMass Dartmouth senior_______________________________________________
By AARON NICODEMUS, Standard-Times staff writer
NEW BEDFORD -- A senior at UMass Dartmouth was visited by federal
agents two months ago, after he requested a copy of Mao Tse-Tung's tome
on Communism called "The Little Red Book."
Two history professors at UMass Dartmouth, Brian Glyn Williams and
Robert Pontbriand, said the student told them he requested the book
through the UMass Dartmouth library's interlibrary loan program.
The student, who was completing a research paper on Communism for
Professor Pontbriand's class on fascism and totalitarianism, filled out
a form for the request, leaving his name, address, phone number and
Social Security number. He was later visited at his parents' home in
New Bedford by two agents of the Department of Homeland Security,
the professors said.
Remainder of article is found at this paper, on line:
<http://www.southcoasttoday.com/daily/12-05/12-17-05/a09lo650.htm>
Brian Whatcott Altus OK Eureka!