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REVIEWS © This is a book looking at the develop- ment and ramifications of the use of this new technology. The linking of computers, massive databanks, satellites, together with gov- ermment and corporate misuse of this information, is already occurring. It would appear that the information age could be an age of enlightenment if used wisely, or a cage of Orwellian pro- portions if left to run its current course. All in all, this book is an informative foray into the subject of Privacy vs Big Brother. being an eye-opener into some major news stories. The back cover reads: "This is the book the Israelis tried to stop, written by the man they said didn’t exist, the book that George Bush and the CIA tried to sabotage.” After being set up as the fall guy in a major bungle (or was it?), and spending a year in a US jail on trumped up charges, Ari Ben-Menashe is spilling his guts. The story he tells will amaze you. I advise you to get this book while it is still available. BIG ie DI H ll 80/3 Ute Lin 4? Australia’s growing web of surveillance SIMON DAVIES ine 1¥0% DOOK OF ine same name, Be warned though: like most of their titles, this book has been ‘Americanised'. By Simon Davies This is a term used to describe some- Publ: Simon & Schuster, Australia : Si q ia. BROTHER thing that has been unnecessarily sensa- Available from The Sydney Esoteric tionalised. I say unnecessarily as the Bookshop. See advert on page 60. subject material warrants more serious BIG BROTHER Australia's Growing Web Of Surveillance Simon Davies is an Australian jour- in research, — qq nalist who has an international reputa- hii 4 ; The topic of prophecy and prediction tion as a campaigner for privacy. \ il is one that people are being fascinated His research and involvement in this aes be of Hl wae > mae aner nie field has resulted in this excellent book A? f ¢ this are being | ungri ly ; which points a finger at the growing ‘ )\ RS ae: devoured by people seeking to ‘suss out’ web of surveillance using ever-evolving mareiltariee the future. There are many interesting titbits of information, and if you read it, you will new technology, and the possibility of living in a vast electronic prison. SIMON DAVIES 58¢NEXUS PROPHECIES OF THE PRESI- DENTS The Spiritual Destiny Of America Revealed By Timothy Green Beckley & Arthur Crockett Publ: Inner Light Publications, NJ. USA Cost: $20.00 (128pp, soft-cover) Available: The Sydney Esoteric Bookshop. See advert on page 60. Yet another book from that ever active firm of US publishers, Inner Light. It is an updated, 1992 re-hash of the 1984 book of the same name. Be warned though: like most of their titles, this book has been *Americanised'. This is a term used to describe some- thing that has been unnecessarily sensa- tionalised. I say unnecessarily as the subject material warrants more serious research, The topic of prophecy and prediction is one that people are being fascinated by in ever-increasing numbers, so books like this are being hungrily devoured by people seeking to ‘suss out’ the future. There are many interesting titbits of information, and if you read it, you will Tile — . _ — ———e ee SS ee FEBRUARY-MARCH '93