Darn tootin' Ebbie. When ya don't know you're left with estimates. That's what I said, and it remains true until actual exploration is made.

I don't always agree with Thomas Friedman, but I always read or listent to him first. His talk in early 2001 in Anchorage was excellent. It was primarilly about the internet's effect on the modern world. He referred to the creation of 'super empowered individuals,' people who extended their power through organization over the web. I took notes. He mentioned the (then only) attempt to destroy the World Trade Center by Ramsy Yusef, and he mentined the threat of Osama Bin Laden. they taped it and broadcast it locally about a month later. I think I even have a copy somewhere.

A very worthwhile commentator.