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Thursday, January 19, 2006

US (AS) CONSPIR@TORS

by Bill Costley


Come closer: I’m writing this against
this ongoing oil-war & warning you
what we’re all really risking here:

writing this is civil disobedience;
publishing it2the world, treason;
reading it, conspiracy. {Stop now.}

Q: Do you want2go on with this? [Y/N?]

You’ve chosen 2read on while being
automatically spooled by NSA ‘bots
scanning for actionable threats they're

making @us as willing conspirators in
writing, publishing, & reading this in
W@rtime. (Don't try taking the 1st.)


Bill Costley serves on the Steering Committee of the San Francisco chapter of the National Writers Union.