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Wed Sep-24-03 11:06 PM
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| This FBI FOIA stuff is pretty funny... check out Orwell's file |
| punpirate
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Wed Sep-24-03 11:22 PM
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... is a testament to the innocence of the American public. The American publisher sends a letter to J. Edgar Hoover asking him to endorse _1984_, a book on apocalyptic totalitarianism, a condition in which Hoover would have found himself quite comfortable and politically effective....
That's very funny.
The odd thing is that of a 90-page file, eleven pages were completely redacted. Did the FBI think Orwell was a threat, even though he was at the time of the publication of _1984_ near death? Guess I'll have to read more....
Cheers. Nice find.
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| WannaJumpMyScooter
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Wed Sep-24-03 11:24 PM
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| 2. Found out someting weird today too about Orwell... |
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He died the same day Kennedy was shot. His obit was not even run in the NY Times until 11/25, they just overlooked it.
Yeah, that first letter is a trip. Especially in light of the shit now. Some scary quotes in there, huh?
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Wed Sep-24-03 11:58 PM
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| 3. Thirteen years earlier |
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