January 3, 2005

The New York Times > International > International Special > Communications: Myths Run Wild in Blog Tsunami Debate

The flaming blogs have their day everyday. Ignorant
people, thankfully, do not prevail. But here's an example of royal ignorance:

"Odd blog postings are not just for commoners. Norodom Sihanouk, the former king of Cambodia, posted a message in French to his Web site, www.norodomsihanouk.info, saying that an astrologer had warned him that an "ultra-catastrophic cataclysm" would strike the region, but Cambodia would be undamaged if the proper rituals were observed. King Sihanouk said that the thousands of dollars he spent on the ceremonies protected his nation from the disaster, and that he would donate $15,000 to disaster relief."

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