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"Do you know anything about the Bettinger Foundation?" he asked.

"I'm sorry," I apologized, "I've never heard of it. Can I still eat here?" I inquired teasingly.

He smiled. "But, of course. If you'll remember, Dr. Phelps, I had told you on the phone that, if nothing else, you will get a free meal."

The waitress arrived with some rolls and butter. When she had left, we each started the process of selecting the desired kind of roll, breaking it apart and adding butter.

Dr. Jameson consumed one of his prepared pieces of roll, chewed a few times and swallowed. As he reached for a drink of water, he said: "The Bettinger Foundation is dedicated to the issue of terrorism." He took a sip from his glass and returned the glass to its original spot.

He continued on. "In terms of funding and budgeting, we probably are on even terms with the big guys in this area, such as the Heritage Foundation and the Hoover Institute." He added: "Maybe, you have heard of them.

"They are often cited in various newspapers and magazines. In addition, they provide commentators for a lot of television shows such as Ted Koppel's Nightline or for what use to be known as the Macneil/Lehrer News Hour, but is now minus its Canadian content with the departure of Robin Macneil." He looked for signs of recognition from me.

Between bites of my roll, I responded with: "Naturally, I'm familiar with the programs you've cited. Moreover, I have heard of the two organizations that you mentioned, but, quite frankly, I know little about what they actually do. They're sort of think-tanks or lobby groups aren't they?"

He waved his head back and forth slightly, like he was weighing what I had said. Finally, he answered: "Well, those organizations perform a lot of functions which, among other things, are connected to the issues and problems of terrorism."

While gradually working his way through his role, he started to talk more about the Bettinger Foundation. "Our organization has a wide array of services that it offers. We do primary research of many different kinds. We write articles, reports, monographs, and books.

"We provide speakers for universities, corporations and various community groups. We testify for different Congressional committees and sub-committees.

"We brief the military whenever called on to do so. In addition, we do consultations for both the State Department and the National Security Agency on a semi-regular basis.

"The Foundation sponsors and organizes conferences, symposia, and lectures. We publish the proceedings from these gatherings as well.

"Bettinger serves as a resource on which the media draws, both directly and in a deep background capacity. We also have individuals who, on occasion, serve as expert witnesses in various legal proceedings."

He took another drink of water. "The theme that weaves all of these activities and services together is, as I indicated previously, the issue of terrorism."

He reflected for a few seconds and said: "We also are engaged in a fair degree of risk analysis." When he saw the quizzical look on my face, he expanded somewhat.

"Risk analysis," he began, "is an assessment or evaluation procedure. For example, suppose a company wants to start doing business in a foreign country.

"Obviously, such a company needs to know how stable, politically and socially, the country is in which it is interested. If, say, revolutionary movements, guerrilla activity or labor unrest is prominent, one might be well advised to put off investing in the country in question.

"Risk analysts take a look at the political, educational, economic, social, historical, religious, ideological and military currents that shape a given country and the region in which that country is embedded. At the end of their study, these analysts, if they know what they are doing, will be able to tell a company, with a fair degree of accuracy, what kind of risk is associated with doing business either in a general region or in a particular locality."

Just as he finished, the waitress came with our orders. After putting the plates of food down and getting a negative response to her question about whether there would be anything else we would like, she disappeared once again.

We both set about starting to eat our meals. With the exception of the noises associated with our eating activities, there was silence for a few moments.

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