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Ghost Writer by Polanski review by Gilad Atzmon
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And this brings me back to an old chestnut --- was prior leader of the Labour Party, John Smith, killed or did he die naturally of a heart attack in 1994. Had he survived, dear "Tone" would've never amounted to anything, let alone the grinning bucket of puke he became. Smith had the Labour Party in his pocket and was much admired and much loved and was an old fashioned Labour politician.

From his Wiki entry:

Quote:John Smith was appointed Shadow Chancellor by Neil Kinnock in June 1987 after Party's General Election defeat. However, he suffered a heart attack whilst Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer on 9 October 1988 and was forced to spend three months away from Westminster to recover. On that occasion, he had complained of chest pains the night before, and had to be persuaded to cancel a flight to London so he could go to hospital for a check up. He was examined at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary by an ECG. The doctor who examined him said "Whatever it is, we don't think it is your heart". Then Smith suddenly collapsed and was briefly unconscious before coming around. He spent three days in intensive care before leaving hospital on 20 October 1988, to make a full recovery.

Smith made modifications to his lifestyle by going on a 1,000 calorie diet, cutting down on rich foods and fine wines, giving up smoking and taking up Munro bagging and by the time of his death he had succeeded in climbing 108 of the 277 Scottish Munros (mountains over 3,000 feet above sea level at the summit). His weight dropped from 15 stone 5 pounds (98 kg) at the time of the first heart attack, to 12 stone 10 pounds (81 kg) when he returned to Parliament on 23 January 1989.

Is it possible that 'Tone' was recruited by the CIA and became their boy to run the UK and that Smith was an impediment to this plan and had to go via the old heart attack accident?

Is it possible that Polanski's recent troubles stem directly from this film that appear to out Tone as an asset of the boys in Virginia?
The shadow is a moral problem that challenges the whole ego-personality, for no one can become conscious of the shadow without considerable moral effort. To become conscious of it involves recognizing the dark aspects of the personality as present and real. This act is the essential condition for any kind of self-knowledge.
Carl Jung - Aion (1951). CW 9, Part II: P.14
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Ghost Writer by Polanski review by Gilad Atzmon - by David Guyatt - 22-04-2010, 08:55 AM

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