state. I belonged to the dark forces undermining the society - a phrase so beloved of the communist media. I remember the nervous elation of the 'now or never' moment, as we walked to the main square to meet thousands of others who felt the same. It was a powerful sensation to be surrounded by hundreds of thousands of people knowing that they are there for the same reason - an experience unprecedented in a fractured and diseased society under communism... I'm sure he *is* smart - it must take something to get to the top of a murderous and corrupt Chicago political scene and then jump to the White House with no significant achievements behind you, no career to speak of, and a documented past of hanging out with haters of life, freedom, and the American way. Clearly, "smart" just makes him a better-sounding intellectual and moral vacuum. Why is that the Americans will butt in on nearly any hostile international incident, wank on endlessly about human rights and democracy, yet sit by and watch Iran and Saudi Arabia do whatever the hell they want? Ruth, you said that the Consulate knows a great deal more than any of you about it . Did anyone of us dispute that? No. What is questionable, is that you appear to use your dinner at the US Consulate to brag that they told you things that goes more deeper than what we already seen on TV or the media in general. There