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2003-09-27 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by Steve White 2003-09-27 5:10:50 PM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 reading "Red Rabbit" by Tom Clancy in paperback (before I get to your book, AP, gotta finish this first :-))which deals with Andropov ordering the assassination of Pope John Paul (Karol). Constant refrain is: "How many divisions did the Pope have"?

In terms of Poland in the 1980's it was enough, huh?

Posted by Frank G 2003-9-27 5:18:29 PM|| 2003-9-27 5:18:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 And I'm almost through with Heaven on Earth: the rise and fall of socialism, by Josh Muravchik. It's got a chapter on Mussolini, showing how he went from socialist to fascist. Fun fact:

"the Duce did not at first requite Hitler's admiration. In 1926 Hitler had asked at the Italian embassy in Berlin for an autographed photograph of Mussolini, and the Italian foreign minister cabled back this response: 'Please thank the above-named gentleman for his sentiments and tell him in whatever form you think best that the Duce does not think fit to accede to his request.'"

Posted by (lowercase) matt 2003-9-27 5:41:25 PM|| 2003-9-27 5:41:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Finished"Red rabbit"couple of weeks ago,not bad.

Posted by Raptor 2003-9-27 6:08:57 PM|| 2003-9-27 6:08:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 I've yet to see a bad Clancy novel - his love scenes are painful tho' - my apologies to Mrs. Clancy

Posted by Frank G 2003-9-27 6:38:25 PM|| 2003-9-27 6:38:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 another suggestion I've got waiting in th ewings to read: Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson - if it's anything as good as Cryptonomicom - I'll give a followup review - lotta pages to read before then

Posted by Frank G 2003-9-27 7:29:45 PM|| 2003-9-27 7:29:45 PM|| Front Page Top

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