Didn't John Gotti teach you anything about the wisdom of keeping a low-profile? You could have had it all: power, luxury, and a great, great deal of money -- if only you had kept quiet about Aspartame. But noooooo; you had to start blabbin' about Aspartame and liver enzymes and whatnot-- using your years of medical knowledge to take advantage of an unsuspecting American public, and practically forcing these poor people to run to their nearest Grand Union and purchase massive quantities of Nutrasweet. For months I paced the floor trying to figure out why the good doctor was so sweet on Aspartame. And then, through the good fortune of the Freedom of Information Act, and a crack team of private investigators, I learned that you are one of the largest shareholders of G. D. Searle & Company, and as such, stand to make millions from the sale of this neurotoxin. In light of these recent discoveries, I'm investigating the possibility that senior officials of the FDA may have even conspired with you in this heinous conspiracy to systematically poison all Parkinson's Disease patients. Respectfully, Martin K. Bayne [log in to unmask] PS> Shortly before he died, Abe Zapruder confided to me that he saw YOU on that grassy knoll.