*** PIRATES REPRISE *** Will the Caribbean become the largest US Creditor?? ============================================================== Hi Maven, This piece does a nice job w/r to your question and the tables support this excerpted comment about the cheating "Now, if you take a look at the latest release of TIC data – you might notice that these numbers have been dramatically altered – after the fact." PIRATES REPRISE by Rob Kirby May 18, 2005 <img src=http://www.financialsense.com/fsu/editorials/kirby/2005/0318_files/image001.jpg> <A HREF="http://www.financialsense.com/fsu/editorials/kirby/2005/0518.html" target="_blank">http://www.financialsense.com/fsu/editorials/kirby/2005/0518.html</A>