He said that the Pentagon's internal fears should prove the 'tipping point' in persuading Bush to accept climatic change. *Bob Watson, chief scientist for the World Bank and former chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, added that the Pentagon's dire warnings could no longer be ignored. *'Can Bush ignore the Pentagon? It's going be hard to blow off this sort of document. Its hugely embarrassing. After all, Bush's single highest priority is national defence. The Pentagon is no wacko, liberal group, generally speaking it is conservative. If climate change is a threat to national security and the economy, then he has to act. There are two groups the Bush Administration tend to listen to, the oil lobby and the Pentagon,' added Watson. *'You've got a President who says global warming is a hoax, and across the Potomac river you've got a Pentagon preparing for climate wars. It's pretty scary when Bush starts to ignore his own
on üha enam reaalsustaju kaotamas. Kuulujutt Jacksoni soovist osta "elevandimehe" Joseph Merricki luid ei vastanud küll tõele, ent Jackson ei lükanud seda ka ümber. Kuigi algselt soovis Jackson väljamõeldud lugudega suurendada oma populaarsust, lõpetas ta nende levitamise, sest uudised muutusid liialt sensatsioonilisteks. Selle tagajärjel hakkas meedia ise lugusid välja mõtlema. Nende lugude tõttu sai ta meedias hüüdnimeks Wacko Jacko (Veidrik- Jacko). Kuulujuttude kohta kommenteeris ta Taraborrellile: "Miks mitte lihtsalt öelda inimestele, et ma olen tulnukas Marsilt. Ütle neile, et ma söön elusaid kanu ja tantsin keskööl voodoo' d. Nad usuvad kõike, mida sa ütled, sest sa oled ajakirjanik. Aga kui mina, Michael Jackson, ütleksin: "Ma olen tulnukas Marsilt ja ma söön elusaid kanu ning tantsin kesköölvoodoo' d," siis ütleksid inimesed: "Küll see Michael Jackson on ikka segane. Ta on hulluks läinud