Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utcsrgv.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcsrgv!kramer From: kramer@utcsrgv.UUCP (Bryan M. Kramer) Newsgroups: net.followup Subject: Re: Grenada: Eyewitness Report Message-ID: <2613@utcsrgv.UUCP> Date: Tue, 1-Nov-83 11:12:31 EST Article-I.D.: utcsrgv.2613 Posted: Tue Nov 1 11:12:31 1983 Date-Received: Tue, 1-Nov-83 11:31:55 EST References: ihuxm.662 <316@dartvax.UUCP> Organization: CSRG, University of Toronto Lines: 8 The day before the invasion we were having a discussion over coffee break. The subject was what could Reagan do about the Beirut massacre that would give him any chance of being re-elected. The obvious answer was to shift the attention of the media, and the consensus was that this was best done through invading Grenada. -- Bryan M. Kramer {cornell,decvax,ihnp4,linus,utzoo,uw-beaver}!utcsrgv!utai!kramer