The market’s spread to U.S. agencies didn’t bother Sabien. It was its spread abroad that had him rattled. “Everyone has their enemies,” he told me. For the first time since we’d sat down, his countenance was no longer jovial. “Even countries you would never suspect are stockpiling exploits for a rainy day. Most do it to protect themselves.” “But one day soon,” he added as we got up to leave, “they know they might have to reach out and touch someone.”
