Here is an excellent article (IMO) I found through Usenet that addresses the aforementioned minutiae.
http://www.sfgate.com/columnists/morford/ ------------------------------ "What is his accomplishment? That he's no longer an obnoxious drunk?" Ron Reagan, the former president's son, on George W. Bush -- "...Republicans use patriotism the way snipers use tall buildings, it's just a way of getting a better shot at the people they want to take out anyway..." --Terry Sawyer ---------------------------- Scott All that is necessary for Evil to triumph, is for good people to do nothing. --- / o o \ ===OO=====OO================================================http://g0lem.net/PhpWiki/ (NewsWiki) - http://pnews.org/ (Home) http://pnews.org/vortal/ (Portal) Myth Busters/Mid-East http://g0lem.net/vortal/ (Portal) Insane Planet/Progressive http://g0lem.net/portal/ (Portal) Bad-Ass Truth/Economics http://pnews.org/portal/ (Portal) Naked Truth/Propaganda ============================================================