23-04-2011, 04:47 PM
Bernard - welcome to DPF.
Stephenson is a slippery and duplicitous player - see eg his links with OSS, then CIA, here.
In addition, one of the areas of investigation of several researchers here is the degree of deep political oneness between supposedly warring intelligence agencies and ruling elites. The incident you describe in your opening post may provide further evidence that much of the surface conflict was essentially theatre.
Stephenson is a slippery and duplicitous player - see eg his links with OSS, then CIA, here.
In addition, one of the areas of investigation of several researchers here is the degree of deep political oneness between supposedly warring intelligence agencies and ruling elites. The incident you describe in your opening post may provide further evidence that much of the surface conflict was essentially theatre.
"It means this War was never political at all, the politics was all theatre, all just to keep the people distracted...."
"Proverbs for Paranoids 4: You hide, They seek."
"They are in Love. Fuck the War."
Gravity's Rainbow, Thomas Pynchon
"Ccollanan Pachacamac ricuy auccacunac yahuarniy hichascancuta."
The last words of the last Inka, Tupac Amaru, led to the gallows by men of god & dogs of war
"Proverbs for Paranoids 4: You hide, They seek."
"They are in Love. Fuck the War."
Gravity's Rainbow, Thomas Pynchon
"Ccollanan Pachacamac ricuy auccacunac yahuarniy hichascancuta."
The last words of the last Inka, Tupac Amaru, led to the gallows by men of god & dogs of war