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On Wed, 25 Sep 2002, Gordon Mohr wrote:
> In contrast, take a look at this article by Simon J. Wilkie of
> Caltech:

Wow, that Wilkie article is the single best explanation I've seen.

The open question is whether any analysis before the fact warned the
politicians, or whether the politicians were forewarned and went ahead.  
What did they know and when did they know it?