[lbo-talk] Free market solution decided - Pentagon takes $ bets from all takers on terror attacks

[Lance Murdoch]

If this wasn't on the Pentagon's web page I would think it's a hoax

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=6&u=/ap/20030729/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/terror_market_10

http://www.darpa.mil/iao/FutureMap.htm

http://www.policyanalysismarket.org/

http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Politics/ap20030728_1880.html

http://www.msnbc.com/news/945269.asp?0sl=-22&cp1=1

This Pentagon project says that a "free market" solution is the best way 
to predict terrorist attacks ("analysis reports" is on the edge of the 
dartboard picture they have, "delphi methods" a little closer and "market 
methods" the bullseye of course).  They're taking bets on when the next 
terrorist attack, assassination and whatnot will happen.  If you guess 
right, bingo!  You win!

Hooray for the free market!

Lance