Norman Mailer
2 years ago, I was lucky enough to meet the great American author, Norman Mailer (OK, I'm a name dropper). I had been attending a literary award ceremony as a friend of one of the shortlisted authors. I was overwhelmed to meet the veteran writer who proved to be most friendly and amusing. His is one of the great intellects of our age.

Norman Mailer has said recently that America has now become a pre-fascist state.
This statement is referred to in John Pilger's latest television programme "Breaking the Silence". One of the interviewees in the piece, a former CIA bigwigs commented that this may be good news, as many people in the US and beyond now feel that the "pre-" can be left out.
The US does not count and is not concerned about how many innocent Iraquis have been killed in the invasion. Independent studies put this figure at 3,000-10,000. They are not Americans, so they don't count. Likewise ask your average American student how many people were killed in Vietnam and he/she will say 58,000.
There have been 71 military interventions by the US since WW2. Innocent non-Americans have been killed by US forces in these actions. Many have been carried out by proxy warlords of the US. By any definition, these warlords and guerilla groups are terrorists.