I can remember when I first came across S. H. I. E. L. D. back in the late 60's, in the UK, in either the "FANTASTIC" OR "TERRIFIC" comics, which I used to get every week, that S. H. I. E. L. D. was the acronym for: Supreme. Headquarters. International. Espionage, Law. Enforcement. Division.

....................... now the whole world has discovered the word "Homeland"?