slightly off topic... DD:. .. .Pakistan ainīt much more dangerous now for Westerners, than itīs been the last, say, 5-6 years. . .Please donīt tell me a poor (and I truly mean that!!) journalist had to die, for you to realize, whatīs going on there.. .. .What about the civilian drivers going into Kabul these days?. .. .Weīre all wh@res (or "mercernaries" if you will) more or less, arenīt we, rendering our services to the highest possible bidder if necessary.