All the Singaporeans I met are happy, prosperous, and feel good about their country. My wife and I were very comfortable while we were there and would return in a heartbeat. As an observer of peregrine behavior since 1954, and as a falconer, raptor bander, and captive raptor breeder, my perception of the intelligence of peregrine falcons is somewhat different. Particularly the falconer is in a unique position to gauge the quality of thought processes that have to take place when the peregrine is placing itself to capture its prey. In my opinion, all major carnivorous animals and raptors live on the edge of survival.
Survival depends on mental and physical fitness.
Congratulations on the most informative article on modern telemetry and its use in giving us knowledge of the migration behavior of peregrines. Our sidebar to the siting quiz noted that Charles ReVelle is on the faculty of the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering. Whether or not Safire was the original source, Agnew was still responsible for all that he uttered. I didn't share his viewpoint, but I respected his strong stand. His was almost a lone voice echoing what many patriotic Americans were feeling at that time.