Madrid was a big wake-up call to us, yet we did relatively little. It really seems to me a matter of time before it happens in our country -- in part because it's so easy to do.

This should be yet another wake-up call for Gibson.

It is entirely appropriate that the money go out just as quickly as possible to people whom we think need it, and to worthy contractors on a competitive basis. But in the rush to do it, there is real potential for waste and certainly for fraud as well.

Open Target: Where America Is Vulnerable to Attack.

This is a good news story.

It does make sense to say that it's more likely, thank God, to have a natural disaster than a terrorist one,