Good grief, Kerryman . . . comparing intelligence analysts to junk bond salesmen? How about comparing the Irish to a collection of lazy drunks? It is indeed time to stop, and were I still in "the game", with comments such as yours, I'd find it quite difficult to make much of an effort to aid Ireland were she ever in need. If the rest of the world wants to indulge in cheap shots at this country, then fine--let them fend for themselves. Which they've been largely unable to do, without significant assistance from the United States, since the end of WWII.