LH>Of course none of this addresses the main point of Bawer's book. LH>You are focusing on a minor point. He finds it ironic that you are LH> paying the Islamists who destroy you. So do I. And as your LH>note below explains, there is nothing you can do about it; which I find pathetic. Eligibility for Medicare: online enrollment, exceptions: " If you are not a U.S. citizen or a lawfully admitted alien who has lived in the U.S. continuously for a five-year period, please contact the Social Security Administration at 1-800-772-1213 for your Medicare enrollment and eligibility. " http://www.medicare.gov/MedicareEligibility/home.asp?version=default&browser=Yahoo%21+Slurp%7C5%7CUnknown&language=English you want to do something about that? Judy Evans, Cardiff ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html