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At 1:55 PM +0100 1/3/03, Michael Peters wrote: I pretty much agree with Eno. The Middle East situation is in many ways a result of Western imperialism. A little historical review will reveal that the Persia Gulf region was dominated throughout the 20th century by European and America oil companies, with military aid going to those regimes "our" side thought would act as our agents. Last week I was reading an article that was first published in a 1952 issue of Time Magazine, outlining the current situation in the Gulf. One interesting point was that after Iran nationalized their oil production (kicking out the Westerners) a deal was struck with the rulers of Kuwait to up their cut from a nominal 10 cents per barrel to a 50/50 split. Anyone interested in an alternative view of the U.S.'s place in the world may find Noam Chomsky's writings useful. -- ______________________________________________________________ Richard Zvonar, PhD (818) 788-2202 http://www.zvonar.com http://RZCybernetics.com