open -- in effect rip open the well to even greater exposure than we've already seen? >> you know, these seeps that the admiral talked about within 100 meters of the well concern me some. there is always seepage from the ocean floor, and that's relatively natural. but to have it this close, the one that's two miles away i think is unrelated. but the ones close really concern me. and there is a possibility, if you look at the well diagram, which is complicated and i won't get into it, there is a path for oil and gas to get out into the substrata. and i'm concerned about that. i'm more concerned about the wellhead integrity itself. i think there is an issue there. >> bob cavnar, oil and gas industry expert, thanks for your time tonight. "countdown" could not have gotten through the last 90 days without you, bob. >> well, i'm happy to help, lawrence. good talking to you. coming up, the intelligence apparatus created to protect us from al qaeda. is it intelligent?