Newspoem 24 December 2002 Osama bin Laden sending encoded messages in Jonathan Franzen's The CorrectionsOsama bin Laden is sending encoded messages in Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections According to online polls Some speculate that when Franzen spoke disparagingly of Oprah Winfrey on Fresh Air with Terry Gross, he was transmitting encrypted directives to terrorist sleeper cells The human heart, meanwhile, is sending encoded messages through a documentary by Irish filmmaker Jamie Doran about US war crimes in Afghanistan denounced by the US State Department Denounced the documentary, that is, not the war crimes According to insider sources, the World Trade Center attack was known about three months beforehand by Barnes & Noble There is little to no protection against neighbors, Americans feel, when prompted There was a Borders at the base of one of the World Trade Center towers I am displeased that my novel has been selected for Oprah's book club, because women should not be allowed to read, Franzen told Gross Franzen's publisher, Saudi King Fahd, has refused to hand sales records over to the FBI The messages are not from me. They are forgeries, posted through open proxies to disguise the true origin, Franzen told Newspoetry this morning Jonathan Franzen's blockbuster novel The Corrections has despicable characters that evoke for many Americans feelings of nostalgia The New York Times is sending encoded messages to US citizens through its daily newspaper, according to recent newspoetry |