"The idea that hackers are going to bring the nation to its knees is too far-fetched a scenario to be taken seriously, " asserts James Lewis, a former State Department and Commerce Department official.
The latter scenario seems far-fetched as well, in part because Libyans historically have as much animosity toward Egyptians as they do toward Europeans.
This scenario may sound far-fetched, but it captures the essence of current U.S. subsidies for corn-based ethanol except that in some ways it would be less harmful than the current subsidy scheme.
Ultimately Lustgarten's scenario is far fetched: the deliciously named City guy - James Asset-Smith - starts "shorting" the bonds he's helped to design.