Let's see if I understand this correctly. The CIA fails to predict the Indian nuke test -- even though early reports of it were in the press -- so they deserve more money. The towering regime of N. Korea threatens to bomb Hawaii -- yes, I remember when Reagan spoke of the immanent danger of the Sandinistas coming to Texas. We could also throw in the destruction of the TWA flight and the Olympic bombing as a need to protect ourselves against Arab terrorism -- so we got our wonderful anti-terrorism law. By the way, is anybody suspicious that the "wayward" cruise missle landed in Pakistan. Could it have been a form of a payoff to Pakistan -- landing an unexploded missle -- so that they would not protest our bombing of their client state? Somehow there has to be a logical thread here or is logic as imaginary as the peace dividend? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
