KAREN SAWYER'S BOOK, 'THE DANGEROUS MAN' TO BE RELEASED IN FEBRUARY 2010

I was a bit stunned when noted UK author Karen Sawyer (Soul Companions, et al) approached me about appearing in her new book The Dangerous Man, which will be released in February 2010. Stunned because I already owned a copy of her stellar book,Soul Companions, a book that impressed me deeply.

The Dangerous Man title is inspired by Thomas Merton, who wrote "The most dangerous man in the world is the contemplative who is guided by nobody. He trusts his own visions." I will be appearing at Karen's "Gathering of Dangerous Men" next February in the UK.


The Dangerous Man: Conversations with Free-Thinkers and Truth-Seekers – A Collection of Alternative Research
by Karen Sawyer
To be published in 2010 by O Books
ISBN: 978-1-84694-345-4

On this planet, there exists a diverse range of individuals – of all ages, cultures and beliefs – who have the potential to transform ‘life as we know it’ for the better. It is time for us to make informed decisions not only for ourselves, but for the future generations that follow. The informed spiritual individual is a powerful force to be reckoned with indeed…
On a quest for truth, Karen Sawyer interviewed 32 of the most brilliant and controversial minds of our time, including; David Icke, Michael Tsarion, Bruce Lipton, Cleve Backster, Ralph Ellis, Jerry E Smith, Mary Croft, Kevin P. Miller, John Perkins, Peter Taylor, Ian R Crane, Winston Shrout, Michael Cremo, Ellis C Taylor, Jonathan Goldman, and Alan Wilson.

The result is a curious combination of mystery, anomaly, and occult secrets among fascinating research and insights within history, science, commerce and law, the environment and much more.

“A potpouri of hope for all our futures. Please read this and sense the wonders of freedom.”
- David Bellamy

“The most dangerous mind is one that thinks for itself. This is a book to inspire the type of bravery needed to do just that.”
- David Southwell, author of Secrets & Lies and Conspiracy Files

“The most complete guide to what free-thinking is all about. A true ‘red pill’, which only looks like a book.”
- Paul Bondarovski, The Dot Connector magazine.

“What is genuine, what is a lie? What is real and what is false? In this remarkably incisive and honest work, the author, Karen Sawyer, in a series of fascinating interviews peels away the choking layers of disinformation, half truths and downright lies that have, almost since time began, been presented as absolute truth by those who choose to retain their grasp on power, and in some cases the nature of reality itself, by any means at their disposal. What is written here will entertain, shock, enrage and amaze in equal part, but ultimately it is a source of hope and I thoroughly recommend it to all who seek the truth.”
- Brian J Allan, paranormal investigator, researcher, and author of The Heretics, Can We Now Explain The Unexplainable

To pre-order the book e-mail: dangerousman@arcconvention.org. For information about the forthcoming ARC Convention on 20th - 21st February 2010, which will bring together some of the most brilliant and controversial minds of our time, contact: info@arcconvention.org. The website for both the book and ARC conventions is at: www.arcconvention.org.

Generation RX Trailer 'Facts'

While I am away researching and preparing for a new film...here are some 'Trailer Facts.'

GREIDER: President Makes 'Outrageous Concession' in $80 Billion Deal With Big Pharma

By William Greider
The Nation

So now we know why the president wants everyone to make nice in the healthcare debate. His White House has cut a deal with Big Pharma that smells like the same old rotten politics that candidate Obama regularly denounced and promised to end. The drug industry agrees to deliver $80 billion in future savings and the president promises the government will not use its awesome purchasing power to negotiate lower drug prices.

Wow. This is roughly the same deal that George W. Bush cut with the drug makers when he was legislating Medicare's new coverage of drug purchases. It is the same bargain that Democrats in Congress universally condemned as wasteful and corrupt. The deal does not smell any better now that a Democratic president is embracing it.

In effect, Obama wants to give away one of the principal objectives of strong reform. The details were spelled out in today's New York Times and revealed by Big Pharma's top-dog lobbyist, Billy Tauzin, a former Republican congressman who leads the industry association. Tauzin called it a "rock-solid deal," and the White House did not dispute as much. But that is not the last word.

People who believe in real healthcare reform should not be nice about this. They must rise up and rebel against our popular new president's outrageous concession. They must demand that Congress declare the private deal-making null and void. If Congress lacks the nerve to do this, then this exercise in reform begins to look more and more like previous attempts that were eviscerated by the clout of the corporate interests.

The fate of healthcare reform may depend not on the Senate or the White House but on Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic majority in the House of Representatives. What prompted Billy Tauzin to spill the beans on his deal-making with White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel was the House measure that specifies government's right to bargain for lower prices. No, no, no! Tauzin said. We've got a deal with the president, who says that won't be allowed.

But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi simply responds that the House is not bound by any deals made with the Senate or the White House. Her caucus must back up her words. They should pass the House bill, which will allow the government to do what any major customer would do in the same circumstances -- use its leverage to demand lower prices.

If House Democrats stand their ground, then they will force a debate they can win with the American public. President Obama will have to choose between standing with the drug manufacturers or defending the original purpose of healthcare reform.

William Greider is the author of, most recently, "Come Home, America: The Rise and Fall (and Redeeming Promise) of Our Country (Rodale Books, 2009)."

© 2009 The Nation All rights reserved.