"There is a feeling that it's a blow against U.S. imperialism."
Well, if you're fighting "U.S. imperialism" (a communist codeword, BTW), then you can come up with all sorts of crackpot findings to support your noble fight against the Yankees. If there's one thing I hate, it's the politicization of science.
12 posted on 11/17/2003 4:35:44 PM PST by Batrachian