That may be so, Rapaire, but when we hear official announcements that troops and police officers are being sent to the area "with orders to shoot to kill," it does make you wonder just a bit just how well the old rules are going to stand up in this brave new world. Remember the days when the "rule" was that our country only went to war against a country that deliberately attacked us?

I also agree with much of what Kirsten says in her article, and also find her diatribes against "rednecks" distasteful. Just as in music, turning up the volume often leads to more distortion and less dissemination.

Aloha,
Mark