On Sun, Sep 12, 2004 at 12:01:29AM -0500, J.A. Terranson wrote:

"No big deal"? Who are they kidding?

Has it occured to anyone this might be a covert US (or Chinese or ....) operation to destroy the PRK nuke test setup, say with cruise missiles, stealth B2 bombers, or a infiltrated sabotage team ? That could produce a large explosion (but little radioactivity)... And with obvious PRK preparations for a test far advanced (see today's NYT) , I would think it was now or never for such a covert attack. Maybe that is why Dubya was completely shitfaced getting off the helo at the WH on the way back from campaigning in Johnstown Pa this past Thursday ? Too much pressure to keep that Jim Beam bottle in the cabinet... one almost can't blame him... -- Dave Emery N1PRE, die@dieconsulting.com DIE Consulting, Weston, Mass 02493