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Congratulations to PR Watch for this amazing and important new data base on disinformation. Hilarious logo as well. Well, not so funny now that Bush has been pushing Patriot Act II forward piece by piece into law. The latest signing occurred on the same day Saddam Hussein was "captured," coincidence or do I have a suspicious mind?

Anyway, I would like to suggest another important page for the SourceWatch site, and that is to track how the Left is funded and coopted by foundations such as George Soros, Ford Foundation and others. This is an issue that has not been looked at closely by the Left, for obvious reasons, because many NGOs get their funding from questionable sources in the hopes that they will do good with the money. But if you read Joan Reolofs excellent book: Foundations and Public Policy, The Mask of Pluralism (SUNY press, 2003) you will learn how subtle forms of manipulation undermine a revolutionary social vision in favor of a compromised, reformist vision. Funding plays a major role in shaping the Left. See also the website: Leftgatekeepers.com for a number of articles that highlight this conflict of interest.

Thank you,

Richard Wilcox, Tokyo wilcoxrick@ybb.ne.jp