COMMENT: Putting right some wrong information
Author: just-style.com | 24 March 2009
Peddling doom is the great global fashion right now. But while that might be understandable, the doom-peddlers always seem to miss an opportunity to promote their own interest. And too often the peddling is based on misinformation, writes Mike Flanagan.
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