>Must have passed some kinda big supplemental. Cheers, RAH -------
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A8583-2004Nov23?language=printer> The Washington Post washingtonpost.com Round-Trip or One-Way Tickets? By Al Kamen Wednesday, November 24, 2004; Page A19 Some Secret: Open House, Open Bar Remember a while back when it came out that intelligence agencies such as the National Security Agency -- the supersecret spy crowd -- did not have the resources to keep up with the flood of intercepts to be able to translate terrorists' chatter on a timely basis? This naturally caused a big fuss, and Congress pledged big bucks to get the spooks up to speed. Seems to have worked out fine, judging from an invite we got to attend an open house Dec. 7 at the National Cryptologic Museum behind the Shell station at Fort Meade. Lots of fine finger food to be had, including a "brie encrote with brown sugar and pecans," some "Swiss cheese and chablis stuffed mushroom caps," a bit of roast turkey with cranberry mayo and "mini pumpkin cheesecakes." Our very fine invite with the NSA gold-embossed seal notes "Open bar." Must have passed some kinda big supplemental. -- ----------------- R. A. Hettinga <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation <http://www.ibuc.com/> 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'
