Mr. Miyake, I am sorry if you misunderstood... I think I was unclear...I was saying that of course you intended nothing but the most serious, conscientious scholarship....and that I agreed with Surrette that the REACTIONS to your query were oddly aggressive...My disagreement was with what seemed to be Surrette's comparison of what I take to be Independent Prosecutor Ken Starr's politically motivated hounding of many public officials with your honest pursuit of a subject that is, and should be, of interest. I apologize that my clumsy note was not any clearer. For that matter, perhaps I misunderstood Surrette. Thank you, and, again, I'm sorry. Jay Anania