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"But they aim to overthrow Mushafaff (And his base is very shaky) and take over the pak nooks. We've gotta head them off at the pass NOW and eliminate the slamic bomb. Yeah, I know we're already in deep but Pak poses a bigger threat than Irq. I dunno how Bush can handle it, but I'm hoping that in his second term he takes care of the Pak problem like he's done with the Irq and Libyan problems."

There are credible rumors that we have already secured the Pak nukes and they are now under joint control.

The Bush administration has been very calm about them -- the point of seeming unconcerned. That can only mean one thing: we know where they are, and we know nobody else can get to them.

The government of India also seems very relaxed. Another key indicator...

The Bush administration has been very calm about them -- the point of seeming unconcerned. That can only mean one thing: we know where they are, and we know nobody else can get to them. The government of India also seems very relaxed. Another key indicator...

I sure hope you're right and I'm wrong. That would make life a lot simpler. You do seem to have a point -- why is the Indian govt not running around like a chicken with it's head chopped off squackin' about Pak nooks...

The Bush administration has been very calm about them -- the point of seeming unconcerned. That can only mean one thing: we know where they are, and we know nobody else can get to them.

I don't agree with the conclusion (that it can only mean one thing). I've observed what seems to me to be a very strong unspoken rule since 9/11. In a nutshell, it boils down to, no matter how dire the circumstance, the overriding goal is to prevent panic at any cost.

I've seen an awful lot to support that theory. And with that in mind, the fact that they're acting to the "point of seeming unconcerned" means nothing -- because that's how they'd act regardless of what was actually going on.

Frankly, about the only thing I'd give any credence to at this point (besides a credible whistle-blower) would be a voice stress analyzer. Which brings me to my next point. A few days ago, Bush was giving an on-camera delivery about something pertaining to this "stuff" (I forget the exact details and I didn't manage to tape it, dang!), but the one thing that stands out in my memory -- and gave me the shivers -- was the tenor of his delivery.

His voice was quivering, shaky, to the point that a voice stress analyzer would have pegged its needle. I'm not talking about his typical bumblefooted delivery. I'm talking about that trademark in-the-throat shakyness that is a giveaway for real fear.

And when it's so bad that he's</> scared -- so scared that he can't put a lid on it with his famous poker face -- then I'm scared, too.