A good review of what sounds like an interesting book. It touches on our reckless abandonment of the public good, e.g. "commons" to the for-profit sector, but we are cautioned that this expert is basing his book on goverment reports, not his own journalistic efforts in any of the places he claims terrorists are working. Mercury News | 08/31/2003 | Two-pronged terror: "This is a weird turning point in national security. In the old days, the government controlled the important borders of sea, air and land. But now, folks like Merrill Lynch and Verizon -- and, for that matter, you, sitting there at your computer -- control the data borders. For the first time, a big part of national security is at the mercy of a rather indifferent free market."