Bruce is indeed commendable for his crypto advocacy, though he's backed off from that in recent years now claiming dependable security is possible only by the service he sells. In his latest Crypto-Gram he applauds Bush, says the US has got to learn to live with terrorism, that there is no way to prevent it, just learn to be cautious and careful of ever changing threats, and follow the leadership of those who know what's what, again the way he talks about wise and realistic computer security. Unfortunately for Bruce's once sterling reputation he sounds more and more like a scare mongerer strictly pumping up the protection racket. Indeed, his promo for his firm now clouds his opinions, although he may be suffering coercion of his investors, call that economic terrorism, though Bruce cautions the word is terribly overused for trivial annoyances like those of investors hounding you to meet expectations. What can you do with a mature professional no longer free to do what he likes, pressured to beat the upstarts and gray hairs, why make him a prestigous spokesperson for an industy, recycle his outpouring of advice. Don't get me wrong, this is not about Whit Diffie.