U.S. Attorney General Mukasey Has Orwellian Inspiration
A Reuters newswire article, via The Boston Globe, reports that:
The top law enforcement official said on Friday he keeps in his office a portrait of George Orwell, whose book "1984" envisioned a futuristic technology security state overseen by a prying "Big Brother."More here.
But the inspiration comes from Orwell's writing style, not the dystopian world the English writer depicted, an aide said.
Attorney General Michael Mukasey, in his first extensive meeting with reporters since taking office in November, said he selected two portraits for his office, the first being Robert Jackson, a former Supreme Court Justice, U.S. attorney general and Nuremberg war crimes prosecutor.
Wow. You can't even make this stuff up... -ferg
posted by Fergie @ 1/25/2008 05:28:00 PM
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