From: dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM)
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 22:56:39 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: An interesting instance of poltical anonymnity, now
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jim bell <jimbell@pacifier.com> writes:
> >
> >   NEW YORK (Reuter) - One of the best kept secrets in political,
> >   journalistic and publishing circles was revealed Wednesday when
> >   Newsweek journalist Joe Klein admitted he was ''Anonymous'', the
> >   mysterious author of a novel based on President Clinton's 1992
> >   presidential campaign.
>
> If they really wanted to know who did it, why didn't they do a word analysis
> of the book, and compare it to known writers?

Someone did in fact.  There was a long article in _New York magazine a few
months ago, whose author did computer analysis of Klein's writings and the
novel and showed them to match. You may be able to find it in a library.

Don't feel sorry for Klein - he's a fucking statist who opposes freedom of
speech. If CBS fires the creep for lying, it'll serve him just right.

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Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM
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