Not Yet Worried Enough? Take One Dose of This

In case you aren't vexed enough about the impending retaliation against our invasion of Iraq, here's one scenario that should hit home: "The worst-case scenario ... would cut off virtually every Internet and phone user, cripple financial systems and overwhelm emergency services. Public water systems could shut down and security at nuclear power plants could be compromised." This is according to security experts and government officials. Here's another opinion from the NY Times on the cost of going to war, in terms of money, lives and retaliation (you'll need to do a one-time registration to access the NYTimes online site - it's worth it).