fyi - article is @ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/28/opinion/28raff.html http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/28/opinion/28raff.html and thread discussing op-ed is @

fyi - article is @ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/28/opinion/28raff.html http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/28/opinion/28raff.html and thread discussing op-ed is @ http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1018148 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1018148