UFO SIGHTINGS AND OTHER THINGS

FALK(2007) THE WEEK 1/19/3

The CHICAGO TRIBUNE interviewed 12 or 13 men who saw a flying saucer hovering over

O'Hare International Airport in the windy city. They are airline mechanics, maitnence workers,

and a pilot. They all saw the same thing. The saucer hovered over the airport in mid-afternoon and

then" punched a hole" in the sky by an immediate force upward. The author of the TRIBUNE article is Jon Hikevitch. No pictures were taken as all felt frozen of sorts in place. Nor did others see it as the saucer was located a distance from the main hub. One experienced some "religious issues"

but the others did not appear to be involved in controlled substances, alcohol. or other related mind distorting drugs.

In other words, the were in the middle of a work day and they all claimed to see the same thing. THE WEEK  a mainstream new readers weekly magazine did not take a position on this issue. There were few other reports in the daily news.

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TIME MAGAZINE (2007) 1/22

25/ JOE KLEIN

A damn good general is saddled with probably a bad plan in Iraq. His name is Patreus and he did well early in the war although the administration looked the other way. Here is hoping that he does something positive and successful.

30/ ELLIOT

This is THE CHINESE CENTURY. Or, it appears to be. China is huge, and is moving and is using

capitalist means of production in a form of market fascism called by them Communism.They have the professionals, the brains, the cheap workers, and terrible working conditions. All of this translates into growth. Further, if the masses complain about the growth, they can be forced into silence.The USA gives them tons of business, because the very rich can make money from the rest of the population in the USA and in China. It is an old scam in new clothes. You outsource work and then when it comes back, the tariff is nonexist ant or mild. Then you sell for cheap. The balance of payments are paid by the workers in the USA. You have a cheap product that sells well at Walmart.

China is investing in Africa. It is going all over the world for resources and turning them into

things others want. They can beat out Mexico for low wages. They can still use the rhetoric of

liberation by Marx and Mao without acting upon it. The median salary is $1700.00 a year compared to $40,000 here in the states.

49-51/ GROSSMAN

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69/ WALLIS

Are we having an Autism epidemic? Probably not. It is how we define autism and report it that differs from the past.