Captain's Quarters -

It makes perfect sense. You're working on the assumption that anyone named Mohammad must be a terrorist, which overlooks the possibility that Muslims, too, can be greedy traitors, ready and willing to sell their home country down the river for a fee.

I'd be interested in seeing if any large chunks of change have landed in his bank account lately.

Note, too, that if he *was* bought and paid for, he chose to come back to the US of A to spend it, rather than staying in one of the countries where the Religion of Peace promises paradise on earth.

As to why the Iranians would want the information, I'm going on the assumption that they're having the devil of a time making the baby steps at the beginning of the process work; i.e., things that must be round MUST be perfectly round, sand cannot be introduced into any part of the process at any time, etc.

We've had reports that both the Koreans and the Iranians have admitted to having basic problems like this. If you were looking at a basic problem and trying to solve it, from a certain point of view it might make sense to start at a basic (training) plan.

Of course, we here in the West know that basic and training isn't the same thing as basic and first-step to creating perfectly round, but isn't that why we're centuries more advanced than they are?

I'm surprised that some hotshot hasn't tried to sell the Mullahs a hot-line to Allah's ear, since we're America where everything is possible. Unless, of course, the Mullahs are afraid to hear what Allah is thinking about them.

You assume that the Iranians want this information for their own nuclear program. It's equally plausible to posit the converse: that Iran wants the information to help its Hezbollah proxies here in the U.S. launch a terrorist attack on the Phoenix plant.

I refuse to believe that anyone in Hizbollah is that smart.

Let's not forget that the FBI's been known to pull cases out of its arse. It might be a good idea to wait until Alavi's been proven to have done something before we go on to analysing why he did it.

Secrets, huh?

You could go into any American library; or up on the Internet, and open books that would tell you "how to build a bomb in your basement."

Do-able? You're pulling my leg, RIIGHT?

I'm even reminded of men, who spend years in their basements, building the yachts of their dreams. Finish the work. Only to discover the built boat has no passage way out of the garage.

So, the iranians think they can steal this, huh?

It's different for the russians. And, the chinese. Both groups have fellas who are good at math. Good at figuring out they don't have to re-invent the wheel to make bicycles. Or calling cards.

The muslim "religion" seems to attract the dumbest shits on earth.

I'm MORE surprised that the Saudis didn't pay for the harms they've done. But it took time for the scales to fall from my eyes. Bush is in their camp! Heck, I'd even half suspect we got 9/11; because Bush wasn't working fast enough to satisify the tent dwellers.

Later today, I'll order HOUSE OF BUSH, HOUSE OF SAUD, a 5 CD set, from Edward R. Hamilton, booksellers.

I don't think things will get better, just because a lot of republicans got into the bad habit of name calling donks. Why bother with such insanities? Harry Reid? Nancy Pee-lousy? They're making their own enemies.

While voters are falling off the Bush bandwagon, now, by the score. (Like people hating a play, and up and leaving their seats, before the curtain comes down.)

When they go outside, they don't go running into another theater to see another play. No siree, Bob.

It took many deeds on Bush's part to expose how bad things are under his management.

Not much different than the "creation of the Edsel." If you surround youself with poor quality management; no matter what credentials you looked for on resumes. Crap is crap. Looks bad, too. When exposed to the light of day.

We've got almost two years left. Can Bush do more harms? Has the GOP, at least, in Congress, thrown up a few red flags?

Grassley and Coburn sent out signals. In public. SO, I'll take a guess, that sending signals in private did not work at all.

As to Beldar? He's probably going to turn out to be wrong. When it comes to pork bills? Bush doesn't veto a thing. But picks up his pen. And, signs away.

You're learning a lot these days about affirmative action. And, what happens when the GOP ended up trafficking in these folks. Instead of using brains, for their hires.

And, what else do you get? FOG. Tony Blair, and Ehud Olmert will NOT utter a word of truth, here!

That's why it's called diplomatic-pants-dancing. WHere the a-holes blow FOG.

Glad, at least, there are books I can turn to.

As to the iranians, just like the House of Saud. And, maybe, Disney, when it plunked billions of Euro-Disney. Just because they spent it, doesn't mean the customers will come.

No infrastructure. Roads stink. No great universities that teach all who are qualified the HARD SCIENCES.

The soft stuff? Why don't you just Bible read? It gives you a better faith. And, it doesn't land you in debt.

Heck, give a teenager a house. In the time it takes to graduate college, they've got ONE investment that would pay off.

You don't think people notice when they're spending money for nothing?

You don't think one way the media worked it's business, was to clip males of their testicles, one at a time?

Lots of lessons rolled out the door last week!

Many more to come.

But not copy cats! Do you know why? Too many parents are not gonna shill for the overpaid administrators, anymore. And, those people feel the heat as soon as someone walks into the kitchen, and begins to cook.

Hang him, based on who he is and the undisputed parts of his recent record. Simply because he might be ineffective is no reason to cut him any slack. His malevolent little heart is obviously in the right place.

Hung. Or shot. But after the trial, please.

As to Palo Altos, here, I'd hope they'd change their passords, and codes, more often than I do my "secret word" at my computer!

Heck, as soon as security began; and people with computers became alert to the damage done by hackers; you can hardly own a PC today, without some sort of virus protection. Or fire wall.

And, just the like government, YOU can hire some scoundrel, that wouldn't just "fix" your computer; but steal all the information in site. Just as well.

Dunno what to make of this "infiltration, either.

The FBI? Capable of pulling claims out of their arses. Just as Person From Porlock, said.

Now, if you asked me? I think the russians are MORE suceptible to infiltration than we are! Why?

All of their cadres are underpaid. And, some need even more cash than they earn on the black market.

What can you do with these codes IF they're constantly updated? Iran got some. And, now what do they know? The floor plan?

Excuse me. But how many ways can you build a facility?

When you watch movies, you don't noticed that set designers create "reality" ... by somehow knowing something about ... let's say ... just off the cuff: 3-Mile Island.

Do you know how many hands are within the governments jobs descriptions? Probably thousands.

When I read Richard Feynman's "adventures," during his daya at the Manhattan Project. I remember that he became very sophisticated at opening safes. He even did this to the top militarty man. The general, in charge! Because the boob didn't reconfigure his safe's combination. It opened on the pre-set factory setrtings. I think this is ZERO. You just rotate back and forth. You can cup your hands over your mouth. And, yawn. And, safes opened up. And, so did "locked drawers."

In those days? It was mechanical.

But man's brains haven't improved all that much since 1942. Some people just take it for granted there are no spys, spying on them.

Then? Well, businesses discovered spies.

In America, we have laws. So that if you steal ideas that are trademarked, you have to give any profits you earn, back. IF the lawyers win in court. Which produces even more known paperwork of your "big secrets."

Now, in China? No payment to those who Patent ideas. It's a free-for-all.

So you could learn that separate from the spy-business; there's lots of businessmen who know that others have had better ideas than they do. So they steal this. Or they court away top talent from their competitors.

Why is there any shock that we have to be ever-vigilant? Seems to me we've got to constantly test our security systems. Or what we're calling a security system is pretty lame.

Reminds me, how, in a different vein, Matt Drudge, working as a clerk during the day in the NBC "retail outlet." Also paid people, who earned little as janitors, to pluck the "overnights" ... which were tossed in the garbage by "assistant vice presidents" ... to his attention.

His dad gave him a computer as a gift. He was sure his son would never amount to much. But he loved his son. And, it was an act of affection and generosity.

Not even sure the Net was called the Net back then. But Drudge went on line. And, found an audience. Because he had these numbers in hand. And, he knew how to read them.

Just by knowing where the viewers were going with their eyeballs. And, without telling anyone, then, HOW he came by his data ... Soon enough Drudge got read by more readers than Variety.

In other words? Information outpaces the usual sources.

Again, it's no mystery.

To be safe? You need more than just a key to lock and open your front door. Heck, sometimes/ You've got to cut away the shrubbery, which blocks views of your front door, to the street.

And, then we learn most criminals are stupid.

Why are they called stupid? Because they slip up. And, enough of them get caught.

I worry more that too many people aren't loyal. I mean if you worked for AG Gonzales, and you saw him attending meetings, and behaving as he does; you'd be loyal? Most people aren't. And, don't.

Long before you name call Harry Reid. Or iran.

Iran is out there now, with Bush's eye glinting that he'd like to bomb Tehran.

Maybe, that's why the FBI got pro-active?

we constantly have to appraise what we hear.

While nuclear facilities ARE in our future! Because it's the most efficent way to come up with fuel. Burns less of the fossil stuff. And, pollutes less, too.

Iran's got NO DELIVERY SYSTEM to throw nukes our way.

And, floor plans to a facility are nice.

But the way the House of Saud works, they send in our own aircraft, into buildings. Ya think they can get away with this, again?

Bush either does, or doesn't take a pot shot at Iran.

If he does? Well, Gulf War #1 did not make his dad popular.

And, the current conflict? Doesn't look like an "awards winner," for the Bush business, either.

IF Bush chooses to shoot up Tehran? Then what?

The world won't be safer.

But the arabs aren't going to go in and rescue the persians!

Heck, Abner Dinnerjack may be able to go into the business of "selling maps of the stars' homes," in what will be left of Tehran?

I think most people would just shrug, either way.

I still don't think the Saudis get what they want.

And, I also think all that expenditure; to build Dubai UP as if you can build on a hot, dead lagoon, and "birth" Spingapore ... is what could be called "the opposite of a poor man's dream." It's a bunch of rich kids. WIthout a clue. Or taste.

Now, why is the FBI hot on this case, here?

More FOG JUICE, I think.

While the clock plays "out." (At least I hope so. That's my least cynical point of view.)

By the way, "Osama, the cave-dweller" was just a cut-out. In spy business talk, it just means the House of Saud made sure it had "deniablity, in face of all the evidence.

The guys' name? Mohammed.

How many times do we have to trip over these Islamic folks before we realize that they are our ENEMY?

C'mon folks ... if you really want to commit suicide by Islamist, why not head for Mecca and scream something insulting about Mohammed?