For a few short weeks, media and Intelligence Community and military personnel pursue the trail behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks relentlessly. Behind the scenes, however, the administration is putting its war plans together – not for shoring up the home defenses, but for invading the Middle East. Many companies already in the federal contract pipeline get their ducks in a row and line up for accelerated orders under ongoing contracts. Soon, the lid comes down, and investigation is displaced by the war project. Meanwhile, in ...   more »