Thanks for the reply Wader2, I just wanted to make sure I was singing off the right song sheet. I'd neither want, nor expect to be 'given' an opinion per se, I woulnd't be a good analyst if I did - don't worry I usually have my own opinion!!
However listening to other people's opinions when they know better than me will help to form my own opinion; after all, is that not what happens during the fusion phase in an all-sources cell? You could argue that intelligence is information mixed with informed opinion.
The so called 'facts' can often just be opinion with a large dose of spin anyway.
I'll crack on seaching through the treads and see what I can dig up.