"Em, No Akenaton, perception is not in the least important, perception as we have seen can be engineered to produce whatever result a person desires. Perception Akenaton, is not truth, you may bow to the god of perception as and when it suits you. I will always prefer truth that stands up to critical analysis."

Hah! Teribus....So you think the "truth" cannot be engineered to pruduce whatever result a person desires?.....Isn't that what you do on a daily basis here?
Isn't that what all governments and politicians do as a matter of course?      "Critical analysis" by whom?
Just today I was listening to a programme on radio 4 about journalism,in which Hunter S Thomson commented that succeeding American administrations had never even considered "telling the truth" in relation to war!

I too admire your "indefatiquability" (sp?) but the weight of public opinion has become too much of a burden methinks.....Ake