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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= For Orwell, Life Imitated Art It turns out that George Orwell, famed author of “1984” and originator of the term “Big Brother,” was <a href="http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,2161853,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=11" title="spied on">spied on</a> by his government for more than 10 years. Members of Britain’s MI5 suspected the writer of being a communist, until they bothered to read him, and were apparently baffled by his “bohemian” clothes. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20070904_for_orwell_life_imitated_art/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20070904_for_orwell_life_imitated_art/</a> Copyright © 2007 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= For Orwell, Life Imitated Art It turns out that George Orwell, famed author of “1984” and originator of the term “Big Brother,” was <a href="http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,2161853,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=11" title="spied on">spied on</a> by his government for more than 10 years. Members of Britain’s MI5 suspected the writer of being a communist, until they bothered to read him, and were apparently baffled by his “bohemian” clothes. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20070904_for_orwell_life_imitated_art/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20070904_for_orwell_life_imitated_art/</a> Copyright © 2007 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com

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