On Tue, 2004-12-28 at 23:00 +0000, Jean-Michel Hiver wrote: [snip] > > And whose fault are those wars? > > Easy, european powers in the 16 and 17th centuries which have drawn > borders with a ruler without really caring about mixing ethnic genres > within the same country. Go sue my > great-great-great-great-great-grandfather.
No need to go back that far. Late 19th and early 20th century ( especially after WW1) is when most of it happened (Palestinian Mandate, creation of Iraq, TransJordan, Kuwait, the splitting up of the German colonies, etc). -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA PGP Key ID 8834C06B I prefer encrypted mail. "A great many open minds should be closed for repairs." Toledo Blade Newspaper
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