"On the basis of my post earlier on PSYOPS, I ask the question WHY he chose this moment for such an ineffectual announcement. It s effect on me at the time was to drop my morale into my boots, I suspect others felt like this. In terms of PSYOPS when you ask the question WHY? one conclusion has to be that it was intended to have this effect."

Since you're bringing up military terms, let me quote a famous military movie: "Who ordered the Code Red?" You know, there is a possibility that CC was merely following orders.

If I were POET's securities counsel I would recommend to the company that either CC does not post here (or any public board) anymore or, if he does, his post must be approved by counsel. It's wholly possible that the intense feeling engendered by the CC posts and the myriad interpretations of it (and certainly the one I proffered above), could lead to entanglements that the company does not need ever, and most certainly, not now.