From the NYRB, two books that compare and contrast ancient Rome with current day U.S.: "What's more, Bush's "war on terror" did bin Laden's work for him. Brzezinski is not alone in suggesting that it was a mistake to treat September 11 as an act of war, rather than as an outrageous crime; in so doing, the administration endowed al-Qaeda with the status it craved. ... What began as a fringe sect has become, thanks in no small measure to the Bush administration, a global movement able to draw on deep wells of support." http://www.nybooks.com/articles/20251 And in the news: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18928071/ It's no wonder Cindy Sheehan gave up. As ignorant as the day is long, Americans deserve what they have. Lawrence Helm <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Our nation has taken the prudent course to provide as much protection against terrorists as possible. We are for prudency's sake assuming the terrorist threat is real. --------------------------------- Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit.