[cricket]

"Again, one previous report -- right or wrong -- said that the idea to search the pond came from that novel, making the recent discovery even more dramatic."

. . .they were aware of the novel and some of it's implications a long time ago. . .so why did they wait so long. . .until now; to decide to check the pond.

Nothing seems right about this case; and while I trust John Ashcroft; not so sure about some at the FBI. . .