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Fact of the Week

**Fact of the Week**
Only four years ago, Pat Robertson claimed on his daily television shows that Disney, the corporate parent of ABC, was "becoming the family of homosexuality and anti-religious bigotry." But Robertson is now a Disney employee, now that Disney bought the Family Channel from Fox for some $5 billion. Robertson reportedly has a contract, renewable at his option, to continue his "700 Club" show each weekday. Perhaps God and Mammon are not so incompatible after all. Sources: New York Times, 30 July 2001; St. Petersburg Times, 24 July 2001.

Missile Defense: The Untold Story: The real reason for the push for missile defense is both complicated and creepy (Bill Keller, New York Times).
The NRC: What, Me Worry?: For decades, regulations have required only minimal security at American nuclear plants (Daniel Hirsch, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists).
Hysteria and the Myth of Absolute Security: Since September 11, costs and benefits no longer matter (Nathan Newman, Progressive Populist).
The World after Sept. 11: The problem after any war is with the victor (Noam Chomsky, AFSC Conference, 8 December 2001).
Rail Safety Crisis May Shut Down Network: British rail privatization has been disastrous in every sense (Joanna Walters and Kamal Ahmed, London Observer).
Brace Yourself for Part Two of the War for Civilisation: Demonizing bin Laden may be just the start (Robert Fisk, The Independent).

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