The Triumph of the Knife

Ten points that pierce the heart
For a thousand and one cold nights

Ten thousands of dollars to warm the soul
Petroleum and latex to keep it whole.

Mr. Clinton, bless his heart, has many admirers on DU....
A wise man, I am sure he would want all to consider these words,
from an open letter.

William Jefferson Clinton
The William J. Clinton Foundation
55 West 125th St.
New York, NY 10027
info@clintonpresidentialcenter.com

Dear Bill:

The chance you will ask for my opinion on your pending surgery this week for blockages of your heart arteries is about the same as you escaping the heart bypass business. Regardless, for the sake of others and to clear my conscience by at least trying, I will take this opportunity to share ten challenging thoughts with you.

................ link: http://www.nealhendrickson.com/mcdougall/2004lbn/040904news.htm

1)Over 80% of men in the USA by your age (58 years) have coronary artery disease which can be found by an angiogram, and over half with your cholesterol level (233 mg/dl) have at least one coronary artery already closed by 50% or more – in other words, they are fair game for bypass surgeons. Fortunately, coronary artery disease is not very deadly – the over-all risk of death from this disease for people with affected arteries is less than 2% per year, untreated. Compare these facts with what you have been frightened into believing this past weekend.

2) Nearly four decades of scientific research show coronary artery bypass surgery fails to save lives in most cases. This is because the goal of this surgery is to go around very stable (rock hard) blockages; however, these firm, partial obstructions to heart blood flow are not the life-threatening problem – and your doctors know this well-established fact. These big blockages rarely close down the arteries and almost never cause heart attacks. However, most of the attention is focused on these pseudo-villains found on your angiogram because the result of their discovery feeds money into the heart businesses.

etc. (from Dr. John McDougall)

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"....my flesh to the advertising man,
the anti-prostitute, who loathes human flesh for money." Kinnell from "The Book of Nightmares"

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They are waiting there, loathing your flesh for you today.

We should not worry of these things, should we?

"And the fly,
the last nightmare, hatches himself."

And the last exploding IED
can fertilize thy grave for thee,
and we can watch the grass of the prairie
turn to desert alkali and scree.