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Live and Let Die: Page 7 of 8

Dear Bob the Beaver,

Apparently Computer Associates International Inc. (CA) has invited Henry Kissinger to speak at its upcoming user conference. Can they be serious?!

— Christopher Hitchens

Dear Chris,

Weird but true. The company is indeed having Kissinger, a.k.a. "Dr. Strangelove," give a keynote address at CA World 2003 in Las Vegas in July. Kissinger – whom CA refers to unflinchingly as "a Nobel Peace Prize recipient" – will speak on "Lessons for a Rapidly Changing World." The company also notes that "dress at CA World is business casual." So let me get this straight: Kissinger in khakis talking geopolitics at Mandalay Bay in Vegas... Is this anyone else's idea of the Ninth Circle of Hell!?