yup.. i googled and came across an enlightening comment on an LATimes blog: <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2008/08/short-sellers-p.html" target="_blank">http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2008/08/short-sellers-p.html</a> see the first comment. Stucker is a Senior VP at RBC Wealth Management. and i don't think it's impersonation, given it's consistent with his views in an interview elsewhere: <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080811/REG/827522981/1077/TOC" target="_blank">http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080811/REG/827522981/1077/TOC</a> so you're right; there could be billions of fake-shares short right now, and we wouldn't know it.