On Sun, 4 Nov 2001, Chuck Grimes wrote:
> Odds?
>
> Wasn't the original wager that nothing would happen and that would be
> proof that the war on Afghanistan worked?
That was Max's wager. Pollak's wager is that fewer people will die of Islamic-hued terrorism within the 50 United States in the next 10 years than will be struck by lightening -- a bet meant to cast the problem to be solved in its proper proportions.
Michael
__________________________________________________________________________ Michael Pollak................New York City..............mpollak at panix.com