I found your comments and insights in posts # 17 and #35 really interesting. Thanks.
I was talking about German press coverage earlier this AM over on another thread. I may link answers to that post to your posts over here. I would never have thought of your expalnation, and they do fit the situation well.
longjack
40 posted on 05/24/2004 3:12:35 AM PDT by longjack