There are two schools of thought on this sort of thing.....one, ignore the guy and his platform will disappear.......two, fight back, and keep him on the platform.....given that the media loves conflict above all else, this seems to me like exact approach Stiglitz would want and one which will force greater scrutiny on these folks.  No complaints here....   Doug Henwood <dhenwood@panix.com> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">>New on the IMF Website > > An Open Letter to Joseph Stiglitz, by Kenneth Rogoff, >Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department, IMF, >http://www.imf.org/external/np/vc/2002/070202.htm > > Stiglitz, the IMF and Globalization -- Speech by Thomas C. >Dawson, Director, External Relations Department, IMF, >http://www.imf.org/external/np/speeches/2002/061302.htm ></BLOCKQUOTE> <hr size=1>Do You Yahoo!? New! <a href="http://pa.yahoo.com/*http://rd.yahoo.com/sbcyahoo/consumer/evt=640/*http://sbc.yahoo.com" target="_blank">SBC Yahoo! Dial</a> - 1st Month Free & unlimited access